Manual therapy

Manual therapy

Manual therapy (Latin word “manus”– hand and Greek word “therapeia” – treatment) is a “hands-on” approach to healing used by many physiotherapists as part of a recovery program. Indications for manual therapy are restricted mobility of the intervertebral joints of the spine or joints of the extremities (functional joint block) in the presence of intact physiological function of the joint to regain joint range of motion; muscle and nerve disorders in order to reduce pain, improve the mobility of peripheral nerves (neurodynamics) and restore normal muscle function.

Manual therapy can be helpful for the treatment of degenerative joint disease, chronic musculoskeletal pain in such conditions as degenerative changes of the spine, degenerative disk disease, headache and neck pain, dizziness, blood pressure disorders.

Manual therapy techniques:

Therapeutic massage

Deep tissue massage

Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (GRASTON, FAKTR)

Muscle energy techniques

Active myofascial release technique

Positional release technique

Manual traction

 

Joint mobilization/manipulation: a group of manual therapy techniques comprising a continuum of skilled passive movements to the joints and/or related soft tissues that are applied at varying speeds and amplitudes, including a small-amplitude/high-velocity therapeutic movement.

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