Description

Manual Therapy is a specialized hands-on physiotherapy approach where the therapist uses their hands to apply skilled, specific techniques on joints, soft tissues (muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia), and nerves. The aim is to reduce pain, improve mobility, restore function, and promote healing.

 Key Point

• Manual therapy is a hands-on treatment where the therapist uses their hands to assess, mobilize, and treat joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and fascia.
• niques include joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, trigger point release, myofascial release, manual stretching, passive motion, and sometimes manipulation.
• It helps reduce pain by decreasing muscle tension, improving joint mechanics, and stimulating the nervous system’s pain-modulating pathways
• Manual therapy improves range of motion and flexibility, especially in stiff or restricted joints and tight muscles