Active Release Therapy Benefits
What is Active Release Technique?
Active Release Technique (ART) is highly developed massage technique, a patented manual hands-on therapy that deals with treating damaged soft tissue and injuries. The term ‘soft tissue’ here implies muscles, nerves, tendons and the fascia surrounding the muscles. ART has proved to be a huge advancement in treating injuries with 90 percent success rate.
Active Release Technique has effectively resolved many injuries that were supposed to be ‘untreatable’. Specific injuries that are treated with ART include repetitive strains, muscle sprain, joint dysfunction, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, chronic back pain, shoulder pain, knee problems, tennis elbow, shin splits and joint dysfunction. Most of the joint and muscle related problems are actually triggered due to overexertion. An advanced massage therapy like ART can prove to be very effective for such problems.. The massage technique comprises stretching muscles and tendons, and applying pressure to breakdown scar tissue so that blood flow can be increased to the affected areas.
How will I benefit from Active Release Technique?
Active Release Technique has many benefits, the notable ones being:
1. Back pain problems: Active Release Technique has shown that back pain is usually caused by peripheral nerve entrapments. Substantial improvement has been seen within only two or three patient visits when ART is used to remove the strain on peripheral entrapment sites
2. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Active Release Technique is also quite effective in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Rather than just addressing just one part of the body, ART results in unobstructed motion and functioning to all soft tissues.
3. Knee problems: The psoas muscle is often the reason for many knee problems. Active Release Technique helps in lessening knee problems permanently and effectively.
4. Shoulder pain: Active Release Technique is very effective in the treatment of Frozen Shoulder and other types of shoulder pain or injury. Rather than just addressing just one area, ART improves the functioning of all the soft tissues in the shoulder’s kinetic chain.
5. Repetitive strain injury: The advanced massaging techniques of ART have been found very effective for treating repetitive strain injuries. RSI is one of the biggest health concerns of the US, even more than lower back pain.
6. Tennis elbow injury: ART has been found to be very successful in treating Tennis Elbow problems to the satisfaction of many patients in a matter of the first few sessions.
Frequently Answered Questions about Active Release Technique
What is the history of Active Release Technique?
ART has been pioneered, developed and patented by P. Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP. Dr. Leahy found out that his patients’ symptoms and pain were closely related to changes in their soft tissue that could be felt by the hand. By analyzing how muscles, ligaments, nerves and fascia respond to different kinds of work, Dr. Leahy was able to formulate the Active Release Technique which was able to resolve 90 per cent of his patients’ problems.
• How does the Active Release Technique treatment happen?
The ART therapist makes use of hands to evaluate the tightness, texture and movements of muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. The massage technique involves specific skillful movement that comprise of more than 500 types of specific moves targeted on a case by case basis.
• Is there any pain involved in ART?
During the process of ART massage, you may experience a slight uncomfortable feeling but this is actually good news because you are moving faster towards recovery. The logic of the ‘good pain’ is that during the massage, scar tissue or adhesions are broken down, making it easy for you to recover fast. Duplication of pain symptoms imply that the problem has been identified.
• How long does the ART treatment take?
The time period for the treatment differs on a case-by-case basis. On an average 4-11 visits (each last about 15-30 minutes) are enough for correcting soft tissue problems.
• Is there any warning that I should be aware of, about Active Release Technique?
Like most techniques, Active Release Technique cannot cure anything and everything. However, it has been effective in successively treating 90 % of the cases. Ongoing treatments are not advisable, if improvements are not seen within several visits.
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Posted by Starwin on 6th April, 2010
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