[quote]JamesBrawn007 wrote:
[quote]tom63 wrote:
Agreed, ART is not that special other than what makes it special. specific work on specific ares using active and passive patient motion. Until Michael Leahy and Tim Patterson, yes that Tim Patterson came up with it, no one ever quantified soft tissue work so specifically.
What sets ART apart is working with the grain of tissue and not cross fiber using the active and passive motion to generate tension to break up soft tissue restrictions. there are other great soft tissue techniques, but ART was unique when it came out app 20 years ago.
Graston is similar in certain ways, but uses instruments. Poliquin is just a hack.
BTW, he was an early ART instructor and was know for a very heavy hand.[/quote]
The therapist I see has also pointed out that, unlike other disciplines, ART therapists require to be re-certified annually. This entails her travelling to see Leahy in the States, or Italy, where they also roadshow evry year.
She basically claims all her other sports physio methods have been rendered obselete with the arrival of ART.
It will be interesting to see if it gathers momentum within the athletic fraternity in the UK. She is currently treating some soccer players and rugby players, and is generating interest from one very high-profile soccer club in particular.[/quote]
I have a slight issue with the recertification. I have taken app 15 ART seminars and worked 6 Ironman races. You don’t really need every year seminars if you’ve been doing it regularly.
They say you do, but there really isn’t much new in the world of ART.