Manual therapy treatments

What is manual therapy?

Manual therapy is a specialised diagnostic and therapeutic procedure, which musculoskeletal pain, lesions and the manual management of their consequences.

The treatment is obtaining a medical history, is preceded by a detailed analysis and a comprehensive investigation. Its task is to identify and treat functional disorders, based on precise anatomical knowledge and taking into account biomechanical rules.

Manual therapy is the collective name for the manipulations and procedures that treat problems in the spine, limbs and musculoskeletal system. reversible problems are designed to remedy. The treatment is usually not painful and does not require many or frequent treatments to fully heal. However, manual therapy can be effective immediately if the right technique is chosen.

What kind of problem is manual therapy used for?

Inappropriate or little movement leads to poor posture and joint tightness. This causes some muscles to overstretch, others to shorten and spasm, leading to pain over time. Treatment addresses the musculoskeletal lesion that is causing the pain.

It can be used successfully in spinal medicine for nerve pain radiating from the spine, numbness in the limbs, back and neck pain, but it is also a key tool in restoring range of motion to any damaged joint.

It also plays a major role in rehabilitation therapy after sports injuries, especially in the reduction of joint motion after musculoskeletal and joint injuries.

Manual therapy can be used:

• Arthritis cartilage damage Treatment
• Treatment of chronic, painful, narrowed joints
• Trauma, post-operative rehabilitation
• For headaches of musculoskeletal origin
• Addressing problems from overcrowding (Gulf elbows, tennis elbow, anterior knee pain)
• For neck, back and lower back pain
• Lumbago, For pain in the small joint
• Disc lesions
• Scoliosis pain caused by
• In case of limb numbness
• Relieve arthritis, muscle pain
• For pain in the big joints: shoulder, hip, knee, ankle

How is the manual therapy treatment done?

Manual therapy is always health check and medical history which is necessary to establish a functional diagnosis and select the appropriate treatment.

The health check consists of two parts - a from subjective testing and a from a thorough physical examination, including special tests and imaging tests such as X-rays and CT scans, MR. During treatment, the therapist will often re-test the structure that is causing the pain.

The manual therapy treatment involves an individual operator, releases stiff muscles that are restricted in movement with mobilising holds, joints, thereby improving function and reducing pain. An important aspect of manual therapy methods is the coordinated collaboration between therapist and patient.

Physiotherapy, therapeutic massage and fascia (muscle fascia), trigger point therapy are complementary methods of manual therapy, which help to relax, stabilize, strengthen the affected muscles and joints, etc. increase the effectiveness of treatment.

The aim of mural therapy is to restoring healthy tissue, to trigger the body's self-healing processes.

Maitland manual therapy

A Maitland manual therapy is based on the investigation and treatment of neuro-musculo-scheletalis, i.e. abnormal functioning of the nervous, muscular and joint systems and movement disorders. The concept of a patient-centred thinking, which, after a thorough subjective examination, is followed by a precise and detailed physical examination of the musculoskeletal system to identify the origin of the problem (pain) and the cause of the source.

Differentiation and retesting, part of the investigation, is a specific test to help find the structure that is causing the problem. The method is based on ongoing communication with the patient, retesting and responding to the condition that has developed as a result of treatment.

The severity, nature and extent of the pain during treatment will determine the intensity of the technique used and the number of repetitions. The aim of the method is to optimising the function of the muscular, nervous and joint systems, while reducing pain, to start functional rehabilitation as soon as possible.

Barvincsko manual therapy

The method is based on the experience of Karl Levit, which was adopted by the Russian doctor A. Antolij Barvichsenko and is essentially run under his name in Hungary.

The important elements of which are:

The method uses very precise definitions to categorise joints, classifying their location, type and direction of movement.

Another basic assumption is that the looks at joint problems through the whole musculoskeletal system, not as a separate problem. This holistic approach is excellent for more serious diseases such as cartilage wear and various inflammatory diseases.

The third important difference is that the functional block, which prevents proper movement, is also examined as a function of the whole movement system. According to this method, the block can be removed by unblocking the bad reflexes in the joint capsule. In Barvinchenko manual therapy, the operator precisely adjusts the joint movement after the joint blocks have been released, thus avoiding excessive movement that can cause injury.

The operator use not only your hands but also your own body weight during treatment to provide sufficient resistance or to secure the area.

What is the difference between manual therapy and chiropractic?

Manual therapy has its roots in ancient healing methods and draws on the knowledge of modern medicine. The methods and tools of manual therapy are also based on the science of chiropractic and osteopathy.

Manual therapy is not chiropractic. Manual therapy should only be performed by a qualified, qualified doctor or physiotherapist. Unfortunately, there is no compulsory qualification for chiropractic, so many people do not have the necessary knowledge.