Sport Injury Treatment
Active Release Technique is Solving Even the Toughest Cases Without Surgery or Injections
When an injury occurs to a muscle, tendon or ligament, it tends to become tight and inflamed. A cycle begins to take place where friction and inflammation around the injured area increases, causing the area to swell and constricting normal blood flow. The body’s natural response to this inflammation and reduced circulation is fibrosis and adhesions.
This fibrosis and adhesions glues together the muscle fibers and surrounding structures, leading to pain and improper function. The muscles become tight, leathery and bound-up with a higher probability to injure again. The pain comes and goes causing each flare-up to a little worse than the previous. Hence, the cycle continues. Physical therapy, massage and even chiropractic typically cannot fix this problem. At this point, most doctors would perform surgery, with minimal results and months of rehab.
Soft Tissue Pain Treatment
Why does soft tissue pain linger?
Doesn't your body have the ability to heal itself? When you cut yourself, or break a bone, the body will mend it. So what about the injured area that is affecting you now? Why hasn't it healed and why does your pain still linger? The most common reason is...
Myofascial Adhesion and Fibrosis (Scar Tissue)
Many individuals with soft tissue injuries will describe a sensation of a dull/achy pain, something pulling, tight or catching within the affected area. They have a perception that the area just isn't working right, or that there is a feeling of "weakness" in there. What they are experiencing is a buildup of scar-tissue or adhesions.