Category: Therapy

Manual therapy is a type of physical treatment with a long history and a variety of contradictions. Some people truly believe in its effectiveness, and people cannot realize whether it is safe to rely on this practice. Though manual medicine does address certain local ailments, its outcomes on a psychological state of a patient remain…

Table of Contents Definition of manual therapy Examples of manual therapy techniques Education, scope of practice, and treatment claims A case study References Definition of manual therapy From a clinical perspective, manual therapy can be defined as an approach that is used in the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissues and joints. In most cases,…

Manual therapy can be termed as all the techniques administered passively by trained practitioners to move/mobilize/manipulate joints and soft tissues for therapeutic purposes, especially pain management and treatments (Carnes, Mars, Mullinger, Froud, & Underwood, 2010). As such, the manual therapist endeavour to restore normal movement of joints and tissues. The establishment of tissue/joint movement restrictions…

Introduction What is Manual Therapy? Manual therapy, as defined by Hinz and Gabbiani (2010), entails hands-on physical remedies intent on facilitating relaxation, tissue repair, stability, pain contraction, and Range of Motion increment. Manipulative Therapists employ consummate techniques to redress patients disabilities, musculoskeletal pain, and soft tissue inflammations (Poonam, Jasuja, Sehgal & Danoliver, 2015). This paper…

Introduction Manual therapy has long been employed to treat various health issues. Various types of manual therapy have been used since ancient times (Paris, 2015). The therapy involves putting pressure on muscles and manipulating joints. As its name suggests, practitioners use their hands rather than devices or machines (Bise, Piva, & Erhard, 2016). The therapy…

Table of Contents Description Techniques Manual Therapy Practitioners Case Study Report References Description Manual therapy can be defined as a broad range of techniques primarily focused on treatment and relief of musculoskeletal pain, and may also be utilized to address associated disabilities. Most of the procedures are performed with the use of hands. One of…

Table of Contents Manual Therapy: Definition Examples of Manual Therapy Techniques Manual Therapy Practitioner Successful Manual Therapy: A Case Study References Manual Therapy: Definition Manual therapy (MT) is the application of accurately directed and selected set of hands-on non-invasive physical therapy techniques with minimal equipment (Ward, 2015, p. 158). It is a major component of…

In connection with the increase in the number of patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system in medical practice, a large number of new techniques have been observed in recent years. The manual therapy is associated with a field of medical practice, representing a complex system of manual medical methods aimed at restoring physiological statics,…

Introduction Manual therapy is a set of treatments used by physical and occupational therapists, chiropractors, trainers, and physicians (Riley, Swanson, Brismée, & Sawyer, 2016). This approach utilizes physical exercises and techniques that target various types of pain and disabilities. Manual therapy can be described as a practice that employs multiple tactics based on manual force,…

Aaron Beck spent his entire life proving that psychotherapy works. By his example, the psychiatrist showed how from a poor, fearful and nervous boy from an emigrant family, he turned into one of the most influential psychotherapists in the country and even in the world. Beck is rightfully called father of cognitive behavior therapy …