What problem does ART solve?
When a muscle is overworked — through repetitive strain at a desk, sport, or injury — the body lays down dense scar tissue called adhesions. Adhesions make muscles shorter and weaker, restrict the way tissues glide over each other, and can trap nearby nerves, producing pain, tingling and weakness that stubbornly resists rest and stretching. ART exists to find and release those adhesions.
How does an ART session work?
Your doctor locates the adhesion by feel, applies precisely directed tension to it, and then has you actively move the muscle through its full range — so the tissue slides out from under the contact point and the adhesion breaks up. ART includes hundreds of specific protocols covering muscles throughout the body, which is what makes it precise rather than general. The soft-tissue work is often combined with an adjustment when the joint is involved too.
What can ART help with?
Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems and tennis elbow are among the many conditions linked to overused muscles that ART is used to treat. Published research on ART — including a 2022 systematic review in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation — reports improvements in pain and range of motion, while noting the evidence base is still developing. In plain terms: it helps many people measurably, we track your progress at every visit, and if it's not moving the needle for you we'll say so and change course.
What makes a certified ART provider different?
ART is a patented system that can only be practiced by providers who complete its training and pass practical examinations — and certification must be renewed through annual re-testing. Dr. Raimi holds ART certification for both the upper and lower extremities, and the current site's claim stands: she is the only chiropractor in Israel certified in ART treatment of the upper and lower extremities. ART is trusted by elite endurance sport — it's a fixture at Ironman events — and Dr. Raimi applies the same protocols she used as team chiropractor for the Israel Netball Team.
