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Active Therapeutics
Mark DeJohn - 541.948.0993
Mark@activebend.com
www.activebend.com
Active Release Techniques Keep Top Competitors in the Game
Olympians Seek out Active Therapeutics
BEND, Ore. – February 28, 2006 –
Conrad Stoltz, Olympian and professional tri-athlete, was a regular client
of Active Therapeutics when Mark DeJohn introduced him to ART.
He says, “I was amazed at how quickly, efficiently and with relatively
little pain he 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,
Mark 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.
Mark DeJohn says, "We 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,”
he 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 “hear” 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
Mark DeJohn can count numerous local athletes among his 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, DeJohn provides support to athletes at Iron Man
triathlons. He plans to attend at least two Iron Man competitions in
2006.
To learn more about Active Release Technique (ART), contact Mark DeJohn
at 541.948.0993 or visit www.activerelease.com.
For more information about Active Therapeutics, visit www.activebend.com.
