San Jose Active Release Technique
Tissue Injury Repair and Recovery Through Chiropractic
ART in San Jose for Muscle Adhesions and Back Pain Relief
Patients who undergo Active Release Technique or ART typically suffer from adhesions. Adhesions occur when the body produces a crude form of scar tissue in a desperate attempt to heal a muscle or tendon injury. This scar tissue may clump together at the injury site and even “glue” neighboring tissues to each other. This effect causes severe restriction of movement in the area, and you may feel pain and stiffness when you try to flex the affected body part.
Our San Jose chiropractor, Dr. Forster, is trained, certified and experienced in this technique and can actually feel the adhesions underneath your skin as she evaluates your tissue injury. An athlete herself, she understands the discomfort and limitations scar tissue can impose on your body’s performance.
Once she has isolated the adhesion, she can gently stretch and manipulate the afflicted muscles or tendons to free them from their scar tissue restrictions. Patients typically experience back pain relief and other welcome relief from pain soon after the treatment, though we may also wish to apply other corrective therapies to address any underlying issues that made the patient prone to injury in the first place.