Active Release Therapy

[Now Doing| Some Stretches]

With the all the excitement about E3 coming, I wanted to share some important info with all of you.

Do any of you have aches and pains in your hand, wrist and shoulders from gaming and using the computer too much? You might call it Carpal Tunnel or Repetitive Stress Syndrome. Sadly, its very common and can be quite painful.

I recently learned that what is really happening is years of abuse causes your muscles to knot up. Basically, when you use the same muscles over and over they heat up. Your body cannot handle that level of heat, so as a precaution it forms scar tissue. Over time the scar tissue and muscles will tighten up so much that functioning on a normal level may become difficult.

Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem. There is always surgery, but personally, Id rather stay away from that. The other option is finding a chiropractor that specializes in Active Release Therapy.

Because I am on the computer for at least 8 hours a day everyday and then play video games in my spare time, my joints had really started to hurt. I had been saying for about two years that I should get it checked out. Finally, when I heard about ART I decided to do something.

I found a good ART chiropractor in my area and let me tell you, it has made a world of difference. The cool thing about ART is that it doesnt take long, isnt very painful can eventually have you functioning at peak performance again.

I have gone five times so far. Each time my chiropractor massages my hand, wrist and shoulder. We do stretches and work out the knots. Then she teaches me stretches to do by myself. Already my shoulder feels 100% better. Different parts will take more or less time to massage out depending on frequency of use.

Id highly recommend check into ART if you having problems. Its fairly painless and works wonders. Its really just a deep tissue massage for your sore spots, but combined with the stretches you learn (and will need for the rest of your life) it is priceless.

If you have any question feel free to ask. Also, check out this ART site to locate a practicing professional in your area.

Active Release Therapy Site