Manual therapy is a general term used to describe highly skilled techniques that are used to improve the movement of joints and soft tissue like muscles and fascia.
They are carefully applied to these tissues to achieve one or more of the following goals:
- For pain relief
- For relaxation
- To reduce swelling & inflammation
- To increase the mobility of a joint(s)
- To improve muscle stiffness and tone
- To improve motion
- For scar or restriction release
- To improve the mobility of nerves and the vascular system
- To improve the motility of the intestines and improve digestion
- To facilitate better movement of the spine, upper extremity (shoulder, elbow, wrist hand/fingers), or lower extremity (hips, knees, ankles, feet)
Common Manual Therapy Techniques
Techniques may include soft tissue mobilization, myofascial release, visceral, vascular, or neural manipulation, manual traction, joint mobilization, movement with mobilization, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and more.
Manual therapy is an important component of the rehabilitation process for many of our patients. If you are looking for a practitioner who performs specific manual therapy treatment techniques, please call us for more information.
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