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Active Release TechniqueActive Release Technique (ART) is a patented, state-of-the-art soft tissue system that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves.
How Overused Muscles Change
Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, and tennis elbow are often the result of overused muscles, which change in three important ways:
- Acute conditions — pulls, tears, collisions, and similar sudden injuries
- Accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma)
- Not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia)
Each can produce tough, dense scar tissue that binds up tissues that need to move freely — shortening and weakening muscles, causing tendonitis, and trapping nerves, which leads to pain, reduced range of motion, tingling, and numbness.
What Happens During an ART Session
Every ART session combines examination and treatment. Your provider uses their hands to evaluate the texture, tightness, and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, and nerves, then treats abnormal tissue by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements.
Over 500 specific moves are unique to ART, so our certified providers can correct the problems affecting each patient. ART is not a cookie-cutter approach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What conditions does ART treat?
ART is used to treat headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, tennis elbow, and other conditions caused by overused muscles and soft tissue.
What causes the kind of tissue damage ART is designed to treat?
Three main things: acute injuries like pulls and tears, the buildup of small repeated micro-tears, and hypoxia (tissue not getting enough oxygen) — all of which can lead to scar tissue that restricts movement.
Is ART just a massage?
No. ART combines hands-on examination with treatment in the same session — the provider evaluates tissue texture and movement, then applies specific, directed tension paired with precise patient movements from a library of over 500 protocol-specific moves.
How is ART different from a standard chiropractic adjustment?
ART specifically targets soft tissue — muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves — rather than spinal joint alignment. It's often used alongside chiropractic adjustments as part of a broader treatment plan.
Are Lyn Lake Chiropractic's providers certified in ART?
Yes, our clinic is a certified ART provider location.