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Active Release Techniques in Coquitlam

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Active Release Techniques (ART) is a hands-on system of care that is highly effective for sports injury rehabilitation.  Practitioners (usually chiropractors) spend hundreds of hours training and becoming certified in ART.  

The ART system includes hundreds of protocols for soft tissue in the arms, legs, torso, and spine. This includes muscles, tendons, and ligaments, as well as fascia, nerves, and connective tissues. 

Providers of Active Release Techniques use their hands and fingers to locate dense, thickened, or tight tissues.  

After identifying the problem tissues, the chiropractor will use precise tension and a specific movement to lengthen the soft tissue. To ensure lasting results, your chiropractor may combine this technique with other modalities or specific rehabilitation exercises.

Certified Active Release Technique (ART) Practitioners

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Dr Barone is certified in ART for Upper Extremity, Spine, Lower Extremity, Spine Level 2, Nerve Entrapment, Biomechanics Analysis and Masters.  

Active Release Techniques has been proven effective in treating conditions like shoulder impingement, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sciatica, TMJ disorders, as well as back and neck pain.

ART can be an excellent option for muscle tension, repetitive strain injuries, athletic recovery and mobility restrictions.  

Dr. Gary Barone is certified in Active Release Techniques for Upper Extremity, Spine, Lower Extremity, Spine Level Two, Nerve Entrapment, Biomechanics and Masters.
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How does ART work?

When a muscle is overused, scar tissue forms that can restrict mobility. Scar tissue can also irritate nerves or cause nerve entrapment, and blood vessels that supply oxygen and blood to tissues may become blocked.

These situations can be very painful. However, once the tissues have been released, and the muscle’s balance restored, things improve.

Ask our chiropractors about Active Release Techniques. Our chiropractors are all certified ART providers.  ART is used as a regular part of your chiropractic visits at Una Vita when appropriate.  


Frequently Asked Questions

ART works by precisely separating muscles, ligaments and tendons that have been bound by scar tissue that forms when those tissues are injured. When the scar tissue binds between your muscles, it restricts movement, causing pain and stiffness in muscles and joints.

Procedures don’t usually cause pain, although it is possible, especially if the area was already sore.  ART has had a reputation for being painful – mostly because untrained practitioners claim to be doing ART, and are doing it incorrectly.    ART treatments (when done with skill) are less painful than a deep massage to the same area, while having a deeper effect.

ART was developed by Dr. Michael Leahy, a chiropractor and engineer.  He felt soft-tissue techniques could be improved and continues to develop ART protocols to present day.  

ART became very popular among IronMan athletes in the 1990s and 2000s.  ART has since become the gold standard in soft tissue treatment.  

ART courses require highly detailed knowledge of anatomy, and the study of hundreds of complex protocols for specific areas of the body.  After study, practitioners attend a weekend seminar where they perform the protocols hands-on and are tested for certification.  Annual recertification is also required.  

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