Active Release Technique (ART): What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Different

What Is Active Release Technique (ART)?

If you’ve ever had a massage therapist dig into a stubborn knot and gotten temporary relief — only for it to come back two days later — you already understand the limitation of treating tight muscles without addressing why they got tight in the first place. Active Release Technique, or ART, goes deeper than that. Literally and figuratively. ART is the reason a lot of patients who have tried everything else finally start making real progress. What Is Active Release Technique? Active Release…