Say Goodbye to Pain Forever: The Jaw-Dropping Benefits of Manual Therapy!

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As health practitioners, we’ve seen the incredible benefits manual therapy can offer people suffering from pain and discomfort. Manual therapy and physical Therapy are crucial tools physical therapists use to treat pain, improve mobility and enhance the quality of life. In this article, we’ll cover five benefits of manual therapy and explain the importance of pairing these techniques with physical therapy interventions.

Manual therapy explained

Manual therapy is a technique trained physical therapists use to examine and treat joints, soft tissue, muscles, and surrounding structures. It focuses on hands-on techniques to examine structures related to injury or dysfunction. Therapists determine what current functional levels are, compare these to norms for each muscle, joint, or soft tissue structure and use this as a basis for determining the deficit that they need to treat for.

Improved mobility

Manual therapy aims to improve mobility with specific movements. Therapists guide joints safely into new ranges to improve flexibility and minimize injury. Manual therapy is also helpful in breaking down scar tissue and preventing the formation of adhesions that can form after injury or disuse.

Pain relief

Manual therapy can be performed on muscles, joints, and surrounding structures. Joint mobilizations and tissue mobilizations are effective in alleviating tension, releasing trigger points, improving circulation, and releasing endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers.

Accelerated healing

Manual therapy techniques are often prescribed after injuries and surgeries to aid the body in healing faster. Despite the body’s ability to heal itself, physical therapy techniques such as early mobilization passive movements and joint mobilization aid in a more functional, meaningful recovery in a shorter time.

Improved quality of life

What good is a healed limb that has limited range? How likely is re-injury or reoccurrence of the same dysfunction? Manual therapy techniques used by a physical therapist focus on returning to activities of daily living while strengthening muscles and improving flexibility to prevent re-injury.

Improved muscle function

Injury and dysfunction often leads to the surrounding muscles compensating for pain or instability. This compensation can result in more pain and discomfort. Manual therapy assists in lengthening muscles, reducing tension and improving muscle activation, leading to improved function.

Importance of blending manual therapy and physical therapy

Although manual therapy alone has massive benefits, its use with a rehabilitation plan formulated by a physical therapist that encompasses other physical therapy techniques maximizes its benefits. Coupling techniques can help alleviate immediate pain and dysfunction as well as find the root cause of the dysfunction.

Manual therapy, when integrated with physical therapy, offers remarkable benefits for individuals seeking long-lasting pain relief and improved function. By harnessing the power of hands-on techniques and targeted exercise programs, physioterapists can help patients say goodbye to pain forever. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or aiming to enhance your overall well-being, manual therapy combined with physical therapy provides a comprehensive and effective approach to regain control of your body and live pain-free.