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Manual therapy, or manipulative therapy, is a treatment primarily used by physical therapists and occupational therapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability. It mostly includes kneading and manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization and joint manipulation .
Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) describes a broad class of manual therapy techniques directed at improving musculoskeletal function or joint function, and improving pain. . METs are commonly used by manual therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapist, chiropractors, athletic trainers, osteopathic physicians, and massage therapists
The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists defines joint mobilization as "a manual therapy technique comprising a continuum of skilled passive movements that are applied at varying speeds and amplitudes to joints, muscles or nerves with the intent to restore optimal motion, function, and/or to reduce pain." [1]
For neck pain, manipulation and mobilization produce similar changes, and manual therapy and exercise are more effective than other strategies. [12] A 2015 Cochrane systematic review found that there is no high-quality evidence assessing the effectiveness of spinal manipulation for treating neck pain. [13]
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering chiropractic, osteopathy and manual therapies. It is published by BioMed Central and is the official journal of Chiropractic Australia, the European Chiropractors Union, The Royal College of Chiropractors and Kiropraktornes Videnscenter.
Massage therapy (1 C, 52 P) O. Osteopathy (6 C, 5 P) S. Shiatsu (6 P) Pages in category "Manual therapy" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints.During a treatment, the practitioner palpates the patient's spine.
Within manual therapy, Strain-Counterstrain is a type of "passive positional release" [1] created in 1955 by Lawrence Jones, D.O. It is a hands-on treatment that attempts to alleviate muscle and connective tissue tightness by the use of very specific treatment positions held for 90 seconds (can be held for up to 3 minutes in neurological patients).