Manual Therapy is “hands-on” treatment.
The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists defines manual therapy techniques as:
"Skilled hand movements intended to produce any or all of the following effects: improve tissue extensibility; increase range of motion of the joint complex; mobilize or manipulate soft tissues and joints; induce relaxation; change muscle function; modulate pain; and reduce soft tissue swelling, inflammation or movement restriction."
Treatment may include joint mobilization or manipulation, soft tissue mobilization andmyofascial release, muscle energy techniques and therapist led passive stretching.
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Did You Know?
Direct evidence from real-time magnetic resonance imaging that the mechanism of joint cracking is related to cavity formation rather than bubble collapse- see the video!