It shouldn’t. Some of the movements your provider asks you to perform may be uncomfortable. ART hands-on treatment can also be uncomfortable. But you should tell your provider immediately if uncomfortable crosses into pain, especially if it is intense.

Following a treatment session, your tissue may be sore. Some compare this soreness to muscle aches following strength training. Pain or discomfort exceeding soreness is exceptionally rare and a reason to notify your provider.

It depends on your state of residence and your medical insurance plan. Many plans do not cover ART treatment but may cover services that broadly describe or approximate ART treatment, such as myofascial release or some physical therapy services. Some ART Certified Provider offices will do cash upfront for ART treatment and are then willing to bill insurance to see if the services will be covered. In sum, some plans cover ART treatment and some don’t, while others may have a specialty co-pay. If you are concerned about insurance coverage, please check with your ART Certified Provider and/or insurance company prior to beginning a course of treatment.

ART Certified Providers first become credentialed by completing a 15-hour, hands-on training seminar, culminating in hands-on testing to determine whether they are qualified to be an ART Certified Provider. Every new certification thereafter requires successful completion of the same training and testing process.

All ART Certified Providers must successfully complete a seminar once every calendar year and a hands-on seminar with testing to ensure they remain capable of providing genuine, quality ART treatment. ART treatment evolves in the same way as technology, and the skills of our providers change as well. It is imperative for our providers to stay at the top of their game. Recertification each and every year ensures ART Certified Providers are delivering ART treatment that meets our quality control standards.

Our website. If your provider is not listed in our Provider Directory, they are not providing genuine ART treatment. They are selling a counterfeit, often at the same or higher price of genuine ART treatment.

Be sure that your ART Certified Provider is ART Certified for the type of injury or disorder for which you seek treatment. For example, a provider certified only in ART Lower Extremity Level 1 is probably not your best choice for a shoulder issue. Generally, the more ART certifications, the more experienced the provider, and the more confident you can be in the provider’s ART skillset.

Other than that, the search for the “right” ART Certified Provider is a lot like the search for any other healthcare professional. Look for reviews for providers in your area and conduct other research until you’re comfortable with your choice. If you’re not comfortable with the provider after your initial visit, look for another ART Certified Provider in your area.

Touch is an important psychomotor skill directly correlated with successful and rapid treatment. ART is the only modality that utilizes effective and comfortable touch as one of its keystones. ART Certified Providers are highly trained in the only soft-tissue system that incorporates a diagnostic process to accurately and efficiently determine the specific tissues generating pain and altered movement. ART Full Body Certified Providers can effectively locate each of the 450 structures we treat and palpate those structures to determine if the tissue is healthy or damaged.

The ART System allows us two distinct advantages: (1) Determining the actual root issue, instead of focusing solely on the location of the pain; and (2) Delivering effective treatment to a pinpointed structure. The result: better outcomes, faster.