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Once patients have received ART treatments to resolve obvious soft-tissue injuries, they are often keen to return to activities and sports that were previously denied to them by their injury.

In sports, the quality of your soft tissue is a key element that should not be ignored. By improving the quality of your tissues (no restrictions, adhesions, or tightness) you can reap the rewards of faster recovery, increased speed, improved range of motion, increased strength, reduced injuries, and improved performance.

Your muscles are like rubber bands. When there are no knots (restrictions) in them, they can easily store and release energy. This directly translates into improved performance. This is why soft-tissue techniques such as ART have helped take Olympic athletes to gold medal status. ART works to improve the overall quality of soft tissue.

ART Performance Care concentrates upon removing restrictions that reduce range of motion, decrease strength and cause alterations in normal movement patterns. This process can result in significant increases in sports performance – more power, strength, and flexibility.

During the analysis phase of Athletic Performance Care, the practitioner performs a biomechanical analysis to locate any dysfunctions along the entire kinetic chain that may be affecting performance. This may entail having you perform your athletic activity while the practitioner observes your body motions. For example, a runner may be asked to run short distances, while the practitioner looks for the degree of:

 Hip extension and flexion.

 Torso rotation.

 Internal or external hip rotation.

 Degree of vertical motion.

 Lateral motion in the body.

 Pronation and supination of the feet.

 Shoulder motion.

An alteration or deviation in any of these motions would give the practitioner a good idea about exactly which structures are affected, and from this, a means to determine which aspects of the kinetic chain should be treated. The practitioner can then use specific hands-on procedures to treat each identified restriction.

It is really quite amazing to see how fast athletes can improve their performance after being treated in this manner. I have treated Golfers on the Nationwide Tour and have seen them move into the top 10 positions after just a few treatment sessions. I have also seen Ironman triathletes taking lead positions within a short period of time. Once, after working on Olympic-class sprinters for close to a week, I saw these Olympic medal winners break their own personal records.

ART Performance Care has been used to improve athletic performance for everyone from the amateur athlete to Olympic Gold medalists. Many well-known athletes and celebrities have benefited from ART Performance Care, including:

 NHL, NFL, and CFL players.

 Figure skaters who have gone to become Olympic gold medalists.

 Professional soccer players.

 Power lifters and winners of Mr. Universe.

 Members of several Olympic teams, including the nations of Canada, United States, New Zealand, and Australia.

 Numerous PGA Golf professionals.