Overview

Active Release Techniques (ART) is a patented mobilization technique to treat and prevent damaged/restricted soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and fascia. Treatment restores mobility and eliminates pain; used in conjunction with biomechanical analysis and other manual therapies. Only a certified ART practitioner can provide ART treatment protocols. Russell F. is a full body (upper/lower extremities and spine) certified ART practitioner who treats individuals, athletes and patients.

Over-used muscles (and other soft tissues) change in three important ways:

#1. Acute conditions – pulls, tears, collisions, etc.
#2. Accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma)
#3. Not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia)

Each of these factors causes your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis and nerves can become trapped. If a nerve is trapped you may feel tingling, numbness and weakness as well as experience reduced range of motion, loss of strength and pain.

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Meet
Russell F.

Russell F.

Born & raised in: San Dimas, CA

  • List 3 things to know about you:

    My faith & family are most important to me; I entered the US Army at age 17 and served 8-1/2 yrs.; I lived in Germany for 2 yrs.

  • Why do you train at MPC vs other gyms?

    I’ve been at MPC when it was only a quarter of its current size. It has easy freeway access for my clients and I live only 2 blocks away

  • Who inspires you and why?

    Those who go against the status quo, question authority and fight for social justice

  • What secret talent do you have?

    I coach basketball players all over the world

  • Which is your favorite quote and who does it belong to?

    “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas A. Edison

  • What are your specialties?

    Assessment and improvement of human movement patterns through manual therapy, increased mobility and stability, plus added strength

  • What was the last workshop you took to continue your education and what was it about?

    Titleist Performance Institute; golf specific fitness and golf assessment tool. I don’t teach the golf swing, ever. I evaluate my clients fitness and address physical limitations that may affect their golf swing

Russell F., ART physical therapist, standing by framed certifications.

Many healthcare providers use techniques of massage, trigger-point, electrical modalities and ultrasound with varying degrees of specificity to treat soft tissue problems. These all provide reasonable results, however such treatments only go halfway; there is a much better way, that’s through Active Release Techniques (ART).

Russell F., ART physical therapist, working with a client.

What To Expect

  • Examination

    Hands are used to evaluate texture, tightness and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves.

  • Protocol

    Treatment approach involves over 500 precise/unique moves or “protocols” to identify and correct the client-specific ailments.

  • Treatment

    Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements. Failure to treat associated soft tissue by only treating the symptom will not eliminate the cause of the pain.

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