Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is based on skilled hand movements to decrease pain and improve the mobility of joints, soft tissues and nerves.
The basic aim of manual therapy is to improve:
- Tissue extensibility
- Increase range of motion
- Induce relaxation
- Mobilize soft tissue and joints
- Modulate pain
- Change muscle function
- Improve movement patterns
- Reduce soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or restriction
