Manual and functional therapy techniques focus on restoring function to muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. These types of therapy may be used to treat chronic or acute pain, or injuries.
Benefits of manual therapy:
- Decrease pain, swelling, muscle tension
- Improve joint mobility and function
- Increase flexibility
- Improve strength and endurance
- Improve balance and coordination
There are various types of manual therapy techniques that include taping techniques, mobilization, functional movement exercise programming and trigger point therapy.
Manual therapy successfully help treat:
- Neck pain and back pain
- Other joint pain (shoulder, hip or knee pain)
- Headaches
- Sciatica
- Intervertebral disc protrusions and disc herniations
- Whiplash injuries
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- TMJ Disorder
- Plantar fasciitis
- Piriformis syndrome
- Torticollis
- Lymphedema
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Tennis elbow, golfer's elbow
- Tendonitis
- Sports related injuries
- Auto accident injuries
- Poor posture