Long Island Headache Sufferers Find Relief Through Chiropractic Care

By Matt Chaderia


Patients with chronic headaches seeking chiropractic care is nothing new. However the development of Active Release Technique, referred to as ART, occurred somewhat recently. The therapy has been shown to effectively reduce pain associated with headaches. Long Island patients have been very pleased with Long Island Active Release Technique as a safe way to relieve their pain.

ART is an advanced chiropractic method for treating soft tissue, which includes the tendons, ligaments, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Doctors of chiropractic have observed that these soft tissues developed scar tissue when subject to repetitive motion or trauma. The scar tissue affects the surrounding muscles, tendons, etc., and alters movement. In time the surrounding soft tissue can become shortened or weakened. This in turn may result in decreased range of motion or pain.

The ART practitioner, your chiropractor, uses his or her hands to massage the affected soft tissues. This breaks up the scarring and the soft tissues can return to normal function. Chiropractors have found that ART is effective on any body part.

This description oversimplifies ART, which has greater than five hundred specific massage movements. Each patient receives individualized care based on their health and the location of the affected area.

A study done by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reported that twelve percent of all workplace absences were due to tension headaches. The same study showed that researchers were able to make significant improvements in tension headaches with ART, supporting the veracity of the therapy.

If you consider what scars look like outside the body, it is easy to imagine its effect inside the body. When your body is injured on the outside due to trauma or surgery scar tissue forms with thickening and tightening of the skin. Bodies are constantly shedding skin cells so the effects and the scar fade with time. Inside the body the scar has adverse effects on surrounding soft tissue. Any part of the body affected by scar tissue can benefit from ART.




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