: A unique focus on teaching patients self-mobilization to maintain progress. Manipulative Therapy - ScienceDirect.com
: Improving active movement patterns and correcting muscle imbalances.
: Patients contract their muscles against a therapist's resistance to lengthen shortened muscles and improve joint mobility. Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation Locomoto...
: Reducing acute and chronic pain by disrupting the pain-spasm-pain cycle.
: A high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust directed at a specific joint to restore motion, often resulting in an audible "click" or "pop". : A unique focus on teaching patients self-mobilization
: A specific PIR technique often used to release hypertonic muscles and "reset" the nervous system's control over a muscle group. Therapeutic Goals
This therapy targets functionally reversible movement restrictions through a variety of hands-on methods: : Reducing acute and chronic pain by disrupting
: Continuous, slow-velocity passive movements applied within or at the end of a joint's range to reduce stiffness.