We will show how we do Myofascial Release to the calf muscle. Dr Gonzales was trained in Active release first in 2006. Active Release Technique, also known as ART, is a manual therapy technique used by certified providers to diagnose and treat soft tissue injuries. ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUES is used to “smooth out” scar tissue and break up adhesion between soft tissue structures that can limit normal joint range of motion, which can produce pain and discomfort.

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Many professional and recreational athletes and everyday people suffer from pain and limitations of soft tissue injuries and the host of problems they can cause.
While there are many different types of practitioners and techniques used to help with these conditions, Active Release Techniques® is a patented, specific treatment method that is both highly effective and targeted for some of the most common, painful soft tissue disorders.

This article will discuss what Active Release Techniques is, discuss how it works to treat common injuries, compare and contrast it to some of the other treatments available, and discuss its benefits as part of a comprehensive approach to athletic training and prevention of injury.

What Is Active Release Techniques?
Active Release Techniques (ART) is a patented, highly advanced and specific treatment method for soft tissue injuries, nerve entrapment, and decreased/limited range of motion and flexibility.Each ART session consists of a combination of both examination of the injured soft tissue and targeted treatment of the area using both practitioner pressure and specific patient movements. There are over 500 different hand motions used by highly trained ART practitioners. I personally learned about it from my experience as a patient of Dr. Ron Higuera in Orange, CA. I started with Dr. Higuera as a low back pain teenager and left as a Doctor of Chiropractic, specializing in Active Release. Thanks Dr. Ron.Ok, back to the topic…Every treatment session is thereby unique and custom made for each patient given the nature and severity of their injury.

Developed in the early 1980’s by Dr. Michael Leahy, a former aeronautical engineer now a Doctor of Chiropractic medicine, Active Release Techniques was patented in 2001.

Since that time, thousands of physicians, physical and occupational therapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, licensed massage therapists and strength and conditioning coaches have been certified in Active Release Techniques.

While not every ART provider is full body certified, many hold certification in the protocols unique to the areas of injury that they specialize in (i.e. spine, upper or lower extremity or nerve entrapment).

A full body certified Active Release provider must learn specific, unique protocols for over 300 different muscles, ligaments and tendons. To maintain certification, continuing education must be completed on an ongoing basis.

What Does Active Release Do?
The goal of Active Release Techniques is to release scar tissue, or adhesions, in the muscle and/or fascia (the smooth connective tissue covering of a muscle) that have accumulated over time due to injury or overuse.The adhesions prevent normal and smooth movement of the tissues with their surrounding structures, inducing a number of problems such as chronic inflammation and hypoxia (low oxygen), pain, fluid accumulation, joint stress and nerve entrapment.Patients treated with ART typically respond rapidly with decreased pain and increased function, flexibility and mobility.

In the Active Release Techniques patent document, it states that in the hands of “an expert medical practitioner”, over 90% of patients diagnosed with soft tissue adhesions had relief of their symptoms and limited range of motion over a period of six office visits (1).

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