Manual therapy is exactly what it says. It truly involves a skilled manual therapist’s hands-on treatment moving or manipulating joint complexes, nerves, muscles, ligaments, connective tissue and viscera. No equipment or devices are necessary. It is hands-on, therapist to patient and highly effective.
Skilled manual therapy is the foundation of physiotherapy and helps to increase range of motion of a joint, improve tissue extensibility, manipulate and mobilize soft tissues and joints, reduce pain, decrease swelling and inflammation, improve muscle function and movement restrictions and facilitates tissue repair allowing for overall improvement in daily function and athletic performance. It is the key to recovery and returning to an active life.
Effective Physiotherapy is built on manual therapy and when delivered by expert practitioners it is be a game changer in successfully recovering from injury, illness or disability. LEARN MORE
For more detailed information on Key Manual Therapy Methods and Procedures click the links below.
- Traction: https://www.healthline.com/health/spinal-traction
- Soft tissue mobilization: https://ptcentral.org/treatment/soft-tissue-mobilization/
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Instrument_Assisted_Soft_Tissue_Mobilization)
- Joint Mobilization: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Manual_Therapy
- Joint Manipulation: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Spinal_Manipulation
- Massage: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Massage
- Trigger Point Therapy: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Trigger_Points
- Active Release Techniques: https://www.physiopedia.com/Active_Release_Techniques)
- Assisted Active Range of Motion (AAROM): https://www.physio-pedia.com/Range_of_Motion
- Passive Range of Motion (PROM): https://www.physio-pedia.com/Range_of_Motion
- Stretches (muscle, nerve tissue, joints, fascia): https://www.physio-pedia.com/Range_of_Motion)
- Lymph Drainage: https://www.physiopedia.com/Manual_Lymphatic_Drainage)
- McKenzie Method: https://www.mckenzieinstituteusa.org/method.cfm
- Muscle Energy (MET): https://www.physio-pedia.com/Muscle_Energy_Technique
