This Isn’t Just Another Technique I Use. Active Release Techniques—ART—has been the foundation of my hands-on treatment since 2001.

After more than 25 years as an RMT, I’ve learned and used many different treatment techniques. I love ART because it allows me to assess movement, find specific areas that aren’t moving the way they should, and treat what I find by physically lengthening tissues.

Today, my practice is focused on ART and Shockwave Therapy rather than traditional massage therapy.If you’re looking for a relaxation massage, I’m not the right RMT for you. If you’re dealing with an injury or a stubborn problem that’s keeping you from doing what you love, that’s where my practice is focused.

What Is ART?

ART is a hands-on approach used to assess and treat problems involving muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. What I like most about ART is that it isn’t simply about treating the spot that hurts.I want to know why it hurts.

Your knee may hurt, but I also want to know what’s happening through your hip and foot. Your shoulder may be bothering you, but there are probably restrictions elsewhere affecting how that shoulder moves. Where you hurt and why you hurt aren’t always the same thing.

How I Use ART

ART combines specific hands-on contact with movement. I assess how an area moves, identify restrictions that may be contributing to your symptoms, treat what I find and then reassess. It’s a very specific approach, which is one of the reasons ART has remained such an important part of my practice.

What Do I Commonly Treat?

I work with a lot of runners, cyclists, athletes and active people, but you certainly don’t need to be an athlete.I commonly see:

• Running and cycling injuries

• Achilles and calf problems

• Plantar heel and foot pain

• Hamstring, hip and knee problems

• Shoulder problems

• Tennis and golfer’s elbow

• Repetitive-strain and overuse injuries

Sometimes ART is all I use. For certain stubborn tendon and soft-tissue problems, I may recommend combining ART with Shockwave Therapy. Not everyone needs both. Your treatment depends on what I find during your assessment.

I’ve been an RMT in Ottawa for more than 25 years, and ART has been my primary hands-on treatment approach since 2001. Whether you’re training for an event, trying to stay active or simply want to move without constantly thinking about an injury, my approach is straightforward:

Find what’s limiting you. Treat what I find. Help you get back to doing what you love.

You don’t need to know whether you need ART or Shockwave before booking.

That’s my job.

We’ll start with an assessment and decide what makes sense from there.

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