About a year ago, I injured my shoulder in the gym. A good friend suggested ART from Dr. Fortes at http://www.scoreclinic.net/ I called Dr. Fortes and scheduled a couple appointments. He performed ART and did Graston Technique. My shoulder is a lot better and I’m back training hard for my next bench press competition. I highly suggest this technique to all strength athletes. Here is an explanation about ART:

ART is a patented, state-of-the-art, soft tissue management system that treats problems that occur with:

* Muscles.

* Tendons.

* Ligaments.

* Fascia.

* Nerves.

Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, Plantar Fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common - they often result from injury to overused muscles.

How do overuse injuries occur?

Overused muscles (and other traumatized soft tissues) can cause changes to your body in three important ways:

* Cause acute injuries (pulls, tears, collisions, etc.).

* Accumulate small tears

* (micro-trauma).

* Reduce oxygen flow to cells (hypoxia).

Each of these changes causes 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.

* Nerves can become trapped.


This can result in reduced ranges of motion, loss of strength, and pain. With trapped nerves, you may also feel tingling, numbness, shooting pains, burning sensations, weakness, muscle atrophy and circulatory changes.


What happens during an ART treatment?

Every ART session is actually a combination of examination and treatment. Dr. uses his or her hands to evaluate the texture, tension, movement and function of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements.

These treatment protocols – over 500 of them - are unique to ART. They allow providers to identify and correct the specific problems that are affecting each individual patient. ART is not a cookie-cutter approach.

Treatments take about 8-15 minutes for each area being treated. A condition may require two to ten visits before full functionality is restored. Manipulation if requested is frequently carried out in conjunction with ART to increase treatment effectiveness.

How does an ART treatment feel?

Treatments can feel uncomfortable during the movement phases as the scar tissue or adhesions "break-up". This discomfort is temporary and subsides almost immediately after the treatment.

It is common to feel a duplication of your pain symptoms during the treatment (a good indication that the problem has been identified).

Patients report that "It hurts good".


REFERENCE

http://www.activerelease.ca/2_ARTOvervi ... #Treatment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfvwkTVI5Yo

http://www.scoreclinic.net/templates20/doctor.html

http://www.scoreclinic.net/

http://www.activerelease.com/

TRAIN HARD

"BIG WILLIE" J.T. HALL

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