Manual Therapy is a physiotherapy specialty that makes extensive use of the hands for both evaluation and therapy purposes. It is based on the combination of scientific research breakthroughs and appropriate clinical reasoning.
Its purpose is to restore the malfunctioning of the neuroskeletal system and the patient’s functionality by targeting the real cause of the problem and not just the alleviation of symptoms.
As a result, from the very first sessions, patients experience the active aspect of physiotherapy through exercises that provide relief beyond electrotherapy equipment.
Scope of Manual Therapy:
- Spinal cord joints;
- Upper and lower limb joints;
- Neural tissue behavior;
- Strength, resilience and elasticity of the tendinomuscular system;
- Control of muscular imbalances and their role in patient pathology;
- Proper movement and walking re-training (kinetic pattern);
- Improvement of ergonomics at work and in everyday life, in general.
In addition to therapeutic manipulations by the physiotherapist’s hands, it includes therapeutic exercises and consulting depending on the profile of the individual patient. Intervention is possible even at the acute stage, which reduces the duration of treatment and helps to achieve significant recovery improving the quality of life.
