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Tana Schartz-DeJohn - 541.948.0279
Mark DeJohn - 541.948.0993
mark@activebend.com
www.activebend.com
Active Release Techniques Keep Top Competitors in the Game
Olympians and Beauty Queens Alike Seek out Active Therapeutics
BEND, Ore. – February 28, 2006 – What do an Olympian
and a beauty queen have in common? In Bend, it’s a massage therapist
couple that keeps them in the game. Local therapists using Active Release
Techniques (ART) helped a local Olympian and a former Mrs. USA, as well
as athletes with specific sports injuries, professionals with overuse
issues and many others fighting chronic pain.
Conrad Stoltz, Olympian and professional tri-athlete, was a regular client
of Active Therapeutics when Tana Schartz-DeJohn introduced him to ART.
He says, “I was amazed at how quickly, efficiently and with relatively
little pain she got rid of knots and tight muscles, getting my body aligned
in just one session. Training up to 35 hours a week, I know I can really
push my body to the limits, because at the end of the week, using ART,
Tana will just fix me again."
ART addresses and resolves many injuries previously considered untreatable,
or thought to be treatable only by surgeries that offer no guarantee of
permanent success. “Many clients are able to avoid surgery with
ART, and injuries can sometimes be alleviated in just a few visits,”
says Mark DeJohn, co-owner of Active Therapeutics.
A case in point is Sheri Rose, former Mrs. USA and best-selling author.
After an accident that injured her shoulder, Rose had been to eight different
therapists and chiropractors with no progress. After only six sessions
with Tana Schartz-DeJohn accompanied by continuing visits to her chiropractor,
she says, “I am completely out of pain.” Her writing hand
that had pained her is now completely functioning, allowing her to continue
to write and live the active life she’s always enjoyed.
Tana Schartz-DeJohn says the DeJohns have had success working in cooperation
with other health care practitioners to help create a healing solution.
“We don’t see ourselves as the cure all for every problem.
Rather, we know which kinds of problems we have a good chance of fixing
and how to refer patients to others that can better help them, if necessary,”
she explains.
About Active Release Technique (ART)
Developed by Colorado chiropractor Michael Leahy and patented in 1988,
ART utilizes principles of friction and tension to actually “tear”
or “shear” adhesions away from muscles, fascia, tendons and
ligaments. Properly employed, its success rate is more than 90%, even
with chronic problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome and rotator cuff
tendonitis. Closer to physical therapy than an indulgent massage, ART
was described in a September 2004 Runner’s World article as “…a
rigorous and interactive form of massage therapy in which a practitioner
applies pressure to the affected area while moving the surrounding muscles
through a full range of motion.”
About Active Therapeutics
The DeJohns have 11 years of combined experience providing ART and massage
therapy. They count numerous local athletes among their clientele including
corporate athletes and others who want to regain a quality of life that
has been compromised by overuse injuries. Like many other ART practitioners
around the world, the DeJohns provide support to athletes at Iron Man
triathlons. They plan to attend at least two Iron Man competitions in
2006.
To learn more about Active Release Technique (ART), contact Tana Schartz-DeJohn
at 541.948.0279 or visit www.activerelease.com.
For more information about Active Therapeutics, visit www.activetherapeuticsbend.com.
