Active Release Technique (ART) Helps You Stay Active

As running, hiking, workouts, and summer activities pick up, your body can start to feel the effects of repetitive movement and increased activity. Tight muscles, lingering soreness, and overuse injuries can make it harder to stay active and feel your best. That’s where Active Release Technique (ART) can help.

What Is Active Release Technique?

Active Release Technique (ART) is a specialized, movement-based soft tissue treatment designed to help reduce tension, improve mobility, and support recovery from everyday aches and sports-related injuries.

Unlike traditional massage, ART combines targeted hands-on pressure with guided movement to help break up scar tissue and adhesions that develop from repetitive stress, workouts, sports injuries, or everyday tension. These restrictions can limit movement, cause discomfort, and prevent muscles from functioning efficiently.

Benefits of ART:

ART can help you:

• Improve mobility and flexibility

• Reduce muscle tension and tightness

• Support workout and sports recovery

• Improve movement patterns

• Help prevent common overuse injuries

• Reduce pain caused by repetitive stress

ART can also be a great alternative or complement to chiropractic adjustments, especially for patients who may feel apprehensive about neck adjustments. By focusing on the muscles, fascia, and surrounding soft tissues, ART can help relieve tension, improve mobility, and reduce discomfort associated with common neck and shoulder injuries without requiring a cervical adjustment.

Whether you’re training, recovering, or simply trying to stay active, ART can help your body move and function more efficiently.

Common Conditions ART May Help Treat:

Active Release Technique is commonly used for:

• Neck and shoulder tension

• Tension headaches

• Low back tightness

• Hip discomfort, such as impingement

• IT band tightness

• Plantar fasciitis

• Tennis or golfer’s elbow

• Running-related overuse injuries

• General muscle soreness and recovery

What to Expect During an ART Session:

During treatment, Dr. Brittany uses targeted hands-on pressure while guiding you through specific movements to help release restricted tissue and restore mobility.

ART can be added as a focused 15-minute session alongside your regular chiropractic adjustment visit to support recovery, performance, and injury prevention throughout the summer activity season.

Stay active. Recover better. Move with more ease. Book an ART session here.

-Dr. Brittany & the Well Spine Team