The History of Active Release Technique
ART was developed and patented by Dr. P. Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP, a Doctor of Chiropractic medicine. Dr. Leahy noticed that the symptoms of patients were related to changes in their soft tissues so he developed this technique which revolved completely around the patient’s symptoms. He documented his first work in 1985 under the title of Myofascial Release, but later patented it under the name Active Release Techniques.
Purpose
ART is used to treat symptoms with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Its design is threefold:
to restore free and unimpeded motion of all soft tissues to release entrapped nerves
vasculature and lymphatics to re-establish optimal texture
resilience and function of soft tissues.