Anyone done a.r.t.?

A.R.T. stands for Active Release Technique.  It is a specific (copyrighted) massage therapy technique (or group of techniques actually) that incorporates clinical massage techniques with movement.

It is a highly successful pattern of techniques.  Some of the techniques are not "unique" to A.R.T. but what the A.R.T. certification assures you of is the fact that the practitioner has gone through a certain number of hours of very specific training and passed a practical test at the end.

A.R.T. certification courses are pretty intesive and expensive.  To be full body A.R.T. certified is a pretty significant investment of time and money.  Many practitioners are partially certified into specific areas (lower extremities for example.

A.R.T. practitioners can come from any of the major bodywork areas (M.D, P.A., P.T., M.T. etc)

Joshua

I have had a lot of work done by a chiro, but have observed a couple of things.  First, whatever insurance you can priovide them they will find the depth thereof quickly, but secondly (let me place this tingly feely thing on your spine)  that if they can not make a change quickly then run! 

I have had very good results with an SI joint that tends to lock up when I go to really high mileage running (90-100mpw).  The camber of the roads I run on cause issues.  I need a good chiro and more importantly a good massage therapist (person who really gets in and releases the muscle stress-be it ART or whatever they want to call it).  There is nothing a chiro can do that will not be rapidlty undone by tight muscles. In the end the chiro can get you aligned but the muscles must cooperate or they will pull you right back.  Together Chiro and message (realize the one your chiro offers does kick back to your chiro) can make a difference.  I use a good chiro and a very good message therapist independently though concerting their work can be a bit trickly.   Both are useful but finding a good message therapist is the most difficult.