| At some point or another just about every | | | | specifically targets the injured area. Feedback on |
| bodybuilder and athlete on the planet is bound injure | | | | ART has so far been very positive. Because of the |
| himself. Luckily, for most of us they're usually minor | | | | way it's administered some people might say that |
| and don't result in anything more than a slight | | | | ART therapy is a "massage," but make no |
| inconvenience for a few days. Sometimes | | | | mistake-it's not. ART therapy is a movement-based |
| though-especially if you're a powerlifter, strongman or | | | | technique that is actually patented. It was developed |
| competitive athlete-they can stretch on for weeks | | | | in the early- to mid-nineties by a Colorado |
| or months and even bring your training to halt. Some | | | | Chiropractor P. Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP. He |
| strength athletes though, have found lasting relief for | | | | developed the technique after observing that his |
| formerly debilitating injuries through a technique | | | | patients' symptoms were apparently related to |
| known as Active Release Techniques (ART). | | | | changes in the soft tissue that he could actually feel |
| ART is a soft-tissue chiropractic technique that | | | | with his hand. |