On the cutting edge of soft tissue injury care, Active Release Technique®, better known as ART®, is a soft tissue manipulation technique that has widely become recognized as the best form of treatment in its class. Dr. Jaffer Barlas at Barlas Chiropractic near South Lake Union is one of just a limited number of doctors in the Seattle area who is Full Body Certified in Active Release Technique®.
ART® is used to diagnose and treat soft tissue injuries. “Soft tissue” refers to muscle, fascia, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. ART® is effective for treating accident and sports-related injuries, as well as tightness and immobility. It involves the doctor manually locating and treating an adhesion or tightened tissue as the patient to move through a certain range of motion in order to establish proper motion between tissues.
In combination with chiropractic adjustments, this treatment creates a comprehensive solution to solving pain and dysfunction. Commonly treated issues include:
- Back Pain
- Carpal Tunnel
- Migraines
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Pain
- Knee Pain
- Tennis or Golfer’s Elbow
- Hip Pain
- Strains
- Sprains
- Plantar Fasciitis
Many of these conditions and similar ones involve nerve entrapment, tissue adhesions, or repetitive stress injuries. ART® is effective for locating main, instigating spots and treating them, as well as affected surrounding tissues. Typically, following an exam that includes ranges of motion, orthopedic testing, functional testing, and neurologic testing, Active Release Technique® will be involved in the treatment process and will constitute a continuation of the examination because during the process of treatment the doctor will locate points of adhesion or entrapment in the overall process of releasing them.
Dr. Barlas uses ART® to both diagnose and treat soft tissue injuries.
No other method of soft tissue treatment so highly emphasizes identification and treatment of specific soft tissues that cause restriction and refer pain. For more information about ART®, you may visit http://activerelease.com/ or inquire at Barlas Chiropractic any time.
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