Active Release Technique® (ART®) in Woodstock

If tight, knotted muscles are keeping you stuck in discomfort, or if past care simply hasn’t worked, Active Release Technique® (ART®) could be the missing piece you’ve been looking for. At Advanced Pain & Spine Center, we use it with nearly every patient because we’ve seen, again and again, how effectively it releases deep tension, restores movement, and accelerates real healing.

Whether you’re an athlete with nagging shoulder tightness, a runner battling stubborn hip issues, or someone who’s dealt with chronic muscle tension for years, ART offers a direct, hands-on way to break through adhesions and help your body move and feel the way it should.

What ART Is and How It Works

Active Release Technique is a special soft-tissue therapy that targets adhesions, those “glued” or stuck areas within your muscles where fibers can’t slide smoothly over each other. When muscle fibers are stuck, the muscle can’t contract properly, leaving it in a constant state of tension and limiting your range of motion.

Dr. Sikanowicz manually locates the exact spot where the muscle is inflamed or bound up, applies focused pressure with his thumb, and then moves your limb (or uses the table) to take the muscle through its full range of motion. This movement pulls the adhesion apart while it’s under pressure, breaking up the restriction layer by layer, from light to deep, across all 640 muscles in your body. The result is restored sliding, better contraction, and lasting relief.

Why This Method Makes Such a Difference

By addressing the muscle dysfunction that pulls on your joints, ART takes stress off the areas we adjust, meaning your adjustments hold longer and you typically need fewer visits to feel better. Left untreated, muscle tension can pull your spine or joint right back out of alignment. ART breaks that cycle.

Schedule Your Appointment

If muscle tension has been holding you back, or if other approaches just haven’t addressed what’s really going on, contact our practice today. Dr. Sikanowicz and the team are here to help you move better and feel stronger.

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