|
The New 15-minute
Injury Solution: ART
"ART should be a permanent part of
any fighter or athlete's preparation, training,
and recovery."
-Frank Shamrock, 5-Time Ultimate
Fighting Champion
What is Active Release Techniques™
(ART)?
Active Release Techniques™ (ART) is a
non-invasive treatment for soft-tissue injury
which uses active motion and tension to separate
adhesions that limit range of motion and muscular
contraction.
ART was developed by Dr. Michael Leahy,
veteran of 17 Ironman triathlons and doctor to,
among others, Olympic gold-medal sprinter Donovan
Bailey, Bill Phillips of EAS, Gary Roberts of the
NHL Toronto Mapleleafs, Olympic strength coach
Charles Poliquin, and Mr. Universe Milos Sarcev.
In the decade since the formal patenting of its
methodologies, Leahy and certified ART
practitioners have prevented 100s of surgeries
previously viewed as the sole options for
treatment of various soft-tissue trauma.
ART sessions are 5-15 minutes in length,
and approximately 95% of client injuries can be
successfully treated in 1-6 sessions (average of
10-60 minutes per injury). "Soft-tissue injuries"
eligible for ART treatment exclude ruptured disks
and broken bones, but include common athletic
adhesions, such as rotator cuff impingement,
tendonitis, low-back strain, post-concussion
syndrome as caused by neck strain, ankle and wrist
sprain, shin splints, hip flexor impingement, and
carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case Study: Frank Shamrock, 5-time
UFC Champion
Frank Shamrock was introduced to Janzen
& Janzen Sports Health Clinic in San Jose,
California in the summer of 2001 and had his first
ART treatment in July 2001 when he was rendered
unable to walk following an acute lower back
injury during training.
"I didn't expect anything different. I had
seen more than 30 chiropractors throughout the
world over a 16-year period for lower back pain
and numbness in my leg. With the training injury
that prompted my visit, I couldn't raise my head
above waist-level, and I was sleeping on the
living room floor in the fetal position. I had
always been told one of two things by orthopedists
and various MDs: I would need to have my vertebrae
fused, or simply tolerate the pain of an injury
that was irreversible. Based on past experience, I
was certain that I would need to cancel the K-1
kickboxing fight I had scheduled for one month
later."
Dr. Mike Janzen of Janzen & Janzen felt
differently. "Frank's case was just like the other
professional fighters and athletes we've seen. He
had been told that his options were to suffer
through permanent pain, mask the pain with drugs,
or undergo invasive surgery and extensive
rehabilitation requiring abstinence from training.
Within 4 sessions of approximately 10 minutes
each, a total of 40 minutes, we had used manual
tension and movement of the muscle fascia to
eliminate the cumulative scar tissue and adhesions
that created the pain in his lower back. In other
words, Frank was carried out of the gym on his
trainer's shoulders on Thursday and was training
at 100% the following Tuesday. 16 years of pain
was removed in less than an hour of total
treatment time."
Three weeks later, Frank won his K-1 fight
by first round KO. Frank has since made Dr. Janzen
his official doctor for fight preparation and
recovery; recommended the same treatment for BJ
Penn, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion; and used
ART to restore range of motion to his left
shoulder (preventing surgery), right shoulder,
hamstring, mid-back, ribcage, and feet.
Two weeks prior to the November 2nd 2001
UFC, BJ Penn's lower back pain was treated
successfully in two sessions of 15 minutes. BJ
knocked-out a heavily favored Caol Uno in 11
seconds of the first-round.
According to testimonials from ART patients
worldwide, such results are not atypical. The
cost-effectiveness is profound when calculating
the accrued expenses of other options: surgery,
rehabilitation, drugs, and cancelled training
classes. ART generally costs between $45-100 per
session and is categorized by select health
insurance plans as "myofascial release". Check
with your healthcare provider for limitations and
coverage.
Authored by Adaptagenix DC Staff
|
