If you’re like us, you thought active release technique (ART) was just a fancy kind of massage, but it’s actually a complex technique used to treat the body’s soft tissues. We asked Dr. Kate Kelly, an ...

Active release technique (ART) claims to treat musculoskeletal issues by physically manipulating affected tissues. However, little high quality research supports these claims. ART entails identifying, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ten years of bench pressing took a toll on Eric Schwartz’s shoulders. The reps and sets that helped chisel his physique also caused microscopic tears to his muscles — a necessary ...

Sciatica is pain that starts in your lower back and shoots down through your legs. It usually happens when something, such as a herniated disk or bone spur, presses on your sciatic nerve. You might ...

Patients with sciatica who were treated with physical therapy experienced less disability in the year following diagnosis than those who followed the usual wait-and-see approach. Photo credit: ...

If you’re like us, you thought active release technique (ART) was just a fancy kind of massage, but it’s actually a complex technique used to treat the body’s soft tissues. We asked Dr. Kate Kelly, an ...