Breaking down of adhesion can free the entrapped nerve and restore normal sensation and function. Most manual therapies provides numerous beneficial effects, but does not address the scare tissues and adhesion sites. In A.R.T. therapy, the practitioner manually breaks-up adhestions by applying a specific tension to the affected tissue while the body part is moved, taking the tissue from it's shortened to elongated position. The lengthening of tissue through it full Range of Motion facilitates the break-up of fibrotic adhesions. Usually a fix is long-lasting as the tissue texture has been altered.
Subsequent rehabilitation is vital to prevent re-occurance of symptoms.
But ultimately, the answer lies with the patient. If the person returns to the aggrevating activities that originally caused the problem and they do not change their work habits, adhesions may re-form. However, simple home stretches and exercises done on a regular basis will help the muscle long and health and there is a low chance that the problem will re-occur. Dr. Michael Leahy of Colorado Spring, USA developed A.R.T. based on the principles and science of tissue biomechanics. He has recently become renowed in the world of elite level athletes, having treated and cured serious injuries in a number of professional and Olympic swimmers, weightlifters, cyclists, NHL hockey players and track and field athletes.