**NEW** Active Release Technique

Active Release Technique was developed by Dr. Micheal Leahy, DC, CCSP in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He found that patients conditions and symptoms seemed to be related to change in their soft tissues. By observing how muscles, fascia, tendons, liganments, and nerves responed to different types of work, Dr. Leahy developed a treatment protcol that helped to consistently resolve over 90% of his patients problems.

ART treats people with problems of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel sydrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fascitits, knee problems and tennis elbow are just a few of many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muslces.

Over-used muscles can change in 3 ways; due to acute conditons (pulls, tears, collisions, etc.), accumulation of small tears (micro trauma), and tissues not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia).Each of these factors can cause your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, and pain. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness.

For the athlete the combination of a chiropractic adjustment and ART treatment allow the patient to use his/her body at it's maximal potential. Athletes must have a kinetic chain that is sound in the foot/ankle, knee, hip and all spinal joints to allow their motion to be unrestricted. Chiropractic and ART can provide atheltes to be at their best biomechanically and structurally. Ask how Chirorpractic and ART can help you, by booking an appointment at DISCOVER WELLNESS CORONADO