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| Alternative Names: Manual Therapy.. Physical Manipulation is the use of deep massage, spinal alignment, and joint manipulation to stimulate tissues. Manual Therapy involves the assessment and treatment of various ailments through hands-on intervention. There are many different styles of manual therapy. In one form or another it is probably as old as human culture itself and is a feature to some degree of therapeutic interactions in traditional cultures around the world. It may rely partially upon the placebo effect and can be effective in providing both short and long term relief. Source Manipulation is practiced by people within various health care professions, including Chiropractors, Physiotherapists/Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Osteopaths, Physiatrists. Different forms of manipulative therapy are available to choose from:
Function Manual Assessment uses a variety of hands-on tests in an effort to determine which structure may be responsible for the pain in question. Several manual tests that provoke or relieve pain have been shown to be reliable. Treatment includes, but is not limited to, soft tissue mobilization, various connective tissue techniques, myofascial release, craniosacral mobilizations, mobilization of joints or spinal segments, mobilization of neural tissue, visceral mobilization, strain and counterstrain, and Integrative Manual Therapy. Advocates of the therapy claim that these techniques, when correctly applied, often result in dramatic improvement of the patient's signs and symptoms. |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Neck Pain Polymyositis Premature/Signs of Aging Vertigo |