What does manual physical therapy involve?
Manual physical therapy involves one-on-one, hands-on, active and passive intervention techniques. It is most effective when combined with therapeutic exercise and patient education.
What is the goal?
The goal of manual physical therapy is the restoration of injured tissues to normal function. Once your pain has been reduced and joint mobility improved, it will be much easier for you to regain optimal and efficient movement patterns and restore maximum function.
Who will benefit?
Individuals with a variety of disabilities and orthopedic conditions that result in disorders of movement will benefit from manual physical therapy. Manual physical therapy combined with therapeutic exercise can produce rapid pain relief and improvement in function.