Testimonials

Some of our patients have taken the opportunity to show their appreciation by telling other of their experience.

As an endurance athlete, the prevention of overuse injuries is of foremost importance in my training. During my military enlistment, I was fortunate to compete on the U.S. Coast Guard's Triathlon Team. The demands and rigors of training have resulted in battling patellofemoral pain and iliotibial band friction syndrome. In the winter of 2004 I was introduced to Active Release Technique (ART) by Dr. Garrett Lewellen. Since the implementation of ART to my program, I have noticed substantially less knee pain and discomfort that will allow me to take my training to the next level. As both an athlete and strength coach, I highly recommend ART to every endurance athlete, of any level to manage or even prevent the occurrence of common overuse injuries that can hamper performance.
– Daniel Kehlenback, MSS, CSCS

I have been a competitive power lifter since I was a young teenager back in 1987. I have been fortunate to have reached the pinnacle of this sport in the deadlift, setting several world records and winning a total of 8 World Titles, as well as being the current world champion.

I was doing a routine bench press workout on April 6, 2004, when disaster struck. I heard a very loud popping noise in my right pectoral area, and over 350 pounds came crashing down on me. I knew right away I tore my pectoralis major muscle.

I had surgery on April 16, 2004 and my orthopedic surgeon found I tore my pec muscle completely in half! He sewed me back together with a pig graph, and I was in a sling for the following 4 weeks. When I got out of the sling I was unable to move my arm at all.

Some professional athletes that I knew told me about ART, or Active Release Technique. I studied it in depth, and they shared their own positive experiences. These people ranged from Olympic Athletes to World Class bodybuilders.

I told my surgeon about it and he had conversations with Dr. Garrett Lewellen about ART and after which he gave me the thumbs up to start treatment.

I had immediate results from the first session. My range of motion increased immediately, and my ortho told me I was weeks ahead of schedule. I compete on June 12 in Gadsden, Alabama and dead lifted 750 pounds, and my pec held up just fine. I have continued the treatments with Dr. Lewellen and am on schedule to break the world record in the deadlift at the world championships in November.

I highly recommend ART and believe it is a God-sent. My injury was severe, with no case studies done on a complete pec tear so it made treatment a challenge. ART is the main reason I am able to compete and have regained nearly all of my range of motion. My ortho and I both agree without it I would not be training at this level or wouldn't even be able to do normal day-to-day tasks.

– Brent L. Howard,
World Champion – Deadlift, Columnist for Monster Muscle the Magazine

Dear Dr. Lewellen,
You have literally changed my life with ART. I have been suffering from pain in my knees for my entire life. I remember being a child of around ten and my knees would hurt so bad sometimes I couldn't even sleep with my legs bent. I was always told it was growing pains. The pain continued into adulthood and I often couldn't get out of a chair without holding onto something. I visited many doctors, including my primary care physician, a physical therapist, an orthopedic and even a naturopath. Most gave me no real explanation for the pain and gave me useless exercises to try. I was amazed when you were able to break up all the old tissue, using ART, which was causing the pain in my knees. I am now completely pain-free! My knees are no longer sore when I sit in cramped spaces for long periods of time and I can ride a bike, pain-free, which I couldn't do before. Thank you so much!
– Elaine Volan