OVERVIEW

Active Release Techniques (ART): Spine Level 2 is organized by Active Release Techniques (ART) and will be held from Oct 08 - 11, 2026 at Active Release Techniques, Cold Spring, Colorado, United States of America.

Learning Objectives:

Differentiate between two muscles that are side by side in the spine when asked to perform palpation and an ART treatment protocol.
Properly explain to the patient the active/passive motion required to shorten and lengthen a muscle from the anatomical position based upon the ART protocol selected for treatment.
Properly assess a patient’s spine/neck/back condition using ART’s Diagnostic Algorithm.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with neck pain.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with back pain.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with headaches.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with TMJ.
Properly select treatment protocols which help to reduce pain, improve ROM, and restore function for a patient/client to return to ADL, sport, or other desired activity outcome.
Properly perform treatment protocols which help to reduce pain, improve ROM, and restore function for a patient/client to return to ADL, sport, or other desired activity outcome.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with neck pain.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with back pain.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with headaches.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with TMJ.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with decreased cervical spine range of motion.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with decreased thoracic spine range of motion.
Appropriately select an ART protocol for a patient with decreased lumbar spine range of motion.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with decreased cervical spine range of motion.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with decreased thoracic spine range of motion.
Properly perform an appropriate spine protocol to treat a patient with decreased lumbar spine range of motion.
Paraphrase Relative Motion and how it pertains to ART treatment.
Interpret Single-loop Negative Feedback and how it pertains to ART treatment.
Recite the four basic components of ART treatment protocols.
Recognize common symptom patterns of spinal neuromuscular injuries and disorders.
Summarize the cellular response to ARTR treatment on soft tissue structures.
Compare between healthy and unhealthy tissue utilizing hands-on palpation techniques.
Recite the physiological methodology of ART’s Diagnostic Algorithm.