San Francisco Chiropractor offers unique Therapeutic Massage
Are you one of those people who have chronic pain and/or stiffness in your neck, back, or extremities? If so, you may want to consider Active Release Technique, of ART. This is a participative form of therapeutic massage, much different from your typical, “lie down and receive” passive massage.
A joint, whether the spinal joints of the neck or back, or the shoulder joint, knee joint, or hip joint, consists of two bones connected by ligaments and muscles. When a muscles is injured/strained, it becomes less elastic (stretchable), and may develop painful trigger points. This affects the muscle’s ability to contract properly.
In ART, the therapist identifies the problem muscles, and has the patient repeatedly move the joint in the plane of muscle contraction while “stripping” it with point pressure using the thumbs and fingers. As a result, scar tissue adhesions are broken up and the muscle fibers are elongated. The therapy also causes oxygenated blood to the area, further improving healing.
Check out ART being done on the upper extremities and neck by visiting this link.
Sessions are usually 15-35 minutes long. It is an area-focused massage procedure. In most cases, you will notice a noticeable increase in range of motion in the joint immediately following the therapy.
San Francisco Chiropractic offers Active Release Technique Mondays-Fridays at our downtown office. This therapy is particularly effective for sports injuries, but is also good for people who have overuse-related muscle pain such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel, and chronic neck and shoulder pain.
For more information, call us at (415) 627-9077
Dr. Dan
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