Active Release Technique in Alberta

When you visit Optimum Wellness Centres for a consultation, you will be met with friendly staff to check and make sure that all of your required information is on file. We will then have a no-obligation conversation about why you seek treatment and what you want to get out of it.

Your health history and lifestyle will then be discussed to pinpoint the underlying cause for your pain or discomfort.

After your consultation, your provider will take a few minutes to ask you about your symptoms. They may also perform a few short tests to evaluate your range of motion. Once they are familiar with your complaint, they work to identify the cause.

Active release technique can help your service provider identify scar tissue that may be responsible for your symptoms. Once they have found it, they can use their skills to eliminate it.

Your Optimum Wellness Centres team is familiar with your needs and will be able to tell you whether active release technique is a good course of treatment for you. ART is frequently used to treat conditions like:

• Plantar fasciitis
• Tennis elbow
• Shin splints
• Bursitis
• Chronic back pain
• Tension headaches
• Chronic neck pain
• Sciatic nerve pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome

Most people do not experience pain. ART does involve the use of pressure, so you may feel some degree of discomfort. However, the sensation is very similar to what you might feel when undergoing massage therapy. You might feel a little bit uncomfortable, but in a pleasant or “good” way.

Literature indicates that, once active release treatment breaks down the scar tissue, it will not return. A new injury could cause new scar tissue to form. However, the scar tissue from the original injury will not reform.

Active release therapy is meant to be accessible to all who may need it, so you do not need a doctor’s referral to access treatment.