Active Release Technique (ART)
A patented, hands-on soft tissue method that treats muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves. Dr. Hendrikz is full-body certified in ART at the IronMan level with advanced certifications.
What Is Active Release Technique?
Active Release Technique (ART) is a hands-on, movement-based soft tissue treatment. The provider applies precise tension while you actively move the affected area, breaking up adhesions and scar tissue, restoring normal motion, and freeing trapped nerves — a process often called nerve flossing. ART pairs especially well with chiropractic adjustments and sports chiropractic for athletes and anyone with chronic soft tissue pain.
Benefits of Treatment
Releases Scar Tissue
Breaks up adhesions that limit motion and cause pain
Nerve Flossing
Frees entrapped nerves for relief from tingling and numbness
Restores Mobility
Improves flexibility and range of motion quickly
Drug-Free Relief
A non-invasive alternative to medication and surgery
Certified Expertise You Can Feel
Dr. Hendrikz is full-body certified in Active Release Technique at the IronMan level, with advanced training in several additional ART certifications. That means precise, targeted treatment for the spine, extremities, nerves, and everything in between.
Combined with Graston technique and rehabilitation, ART helps resolve stubborn injuries that haven't responded to other care.
Conditions We Treat
We don't start with a treatment. We start with the problem.
Most clinics reach for the same tool for every patient. At Clear Lake Integrative Medicine, we evaluate the whole picture first, find what's keeping your recovery from resolving, then combine the right treatments into one coordinated plan.
Recurring pain needs more than a temporary fix
If it keeps coming back, a single treatment isn't reaching what's actually causing it. We look for what's been missed.
The right combination matters more than any one treatment
We combine sports medicine, advanced soft-tissue care, regenerative options, and rehabilitation—in the right order, as one plan.
The goal isn't less pain—it's your life back
Care continues until you're moving, working, and doing the things the problem took away—not just until the ache quiets down.
Frequently Asked Questions
Release the Pain Today
Schedule your consultation and find out how Active Release Technique can resolve your stubborn injury.