Active Release Techniques or ART as its known, is a therapy which aims to break down scar tissue or tissue adhesion in sites of soft tissue restriction. Restrictions can be found in muscle, tendons, ligament, fascia and surrounding nerves. They can produce classic syndromes such as headaches, plantar fascitis, shin splints, ITB syndrome, back pain, shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, tennis elbow and more.

 

Classically the area can become damaged through one of four major pathways;

 

  1. Direct Injury

  2. Hypoxia

  3. Friction

  4. Micro-Trauma

 

 

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