Manual therapy

Manual therapy – treatment with the participation of the hands of a specialist for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment of diseases of muscles, joints, bones, and internal organs. In translation from Latin «manus» means hand, and «therapy» – treatment, hence the name of this method. It is used alone or in combination with other therapeutic methods. In some cases, the efficacy of the treatment exceeds the drug treatment.

Manual therapist creates favorable arrangement of nerve roots and separate structures of the spine. However, this is not the main thrust of its work.

Indications and contraindications

This treatment method helps to cope with the following diseases:

•     headache;
•     osteochondrosis;
•     herniated between the vertebrae;
•     scoliosis;
•     sciatica
•     myositis;
•     hyper or hypotonic muscles;
•     diseases of the joints and internal organs.

Manual therapy is not available if:

•     Fresh fractures of the spine;
•     Rheumatism
•     Recent stroke and heart attack;
•     cancer;
•     Bechterev’s disease;
•     Pregnancy and lactation;
•     Hypertension
•     acute gastrointestinal diseases.

Methods

Manual therapist uses different methods in his work.

1.     Subcutaneous myofascial therapy helps to get rid of chronic fatigue, back pain, improves the position of the spine in space, promotes ease of movement.
2.     Arthro-vertebral therapy is aimed at restoring joints. With the help of this method, Atlas correction, reduction of muscle and headache.
3.     The cranial method eliminates diseases localized in the head area. The doctor influences the structure of the skull, which helps to reduce or disappear dizziness, pain and noise in the head, improve memory. In addition, functional blocks are eliminated, and intracranial pressure is reduced.
4.     Visceral exposure significantly improves the function of organs located in the thoracic and abdominal cavity, as well as in the pelvic region.

When is the result noticeable?

Before the spine is corrected or otherwise manipulated, the doctor performs a diagnosis using his hands. Additional research methods help to clarify the diagnosis. Then, treatment sessions. The procedure lasts from 15 to 30 minutes. However, once it is not enough for the condition to improve. The therapeutic effect will be visible only after several visits. In some cases, the doctor may schedule a refresher course after several months to fix the effect. As a result, the patient experiences ease of movement, improvement of general health, goes through pain in the muscles, head, joints.

Benefits of manual therapy

Spinal correction, joint treatment, hernia and other diseases can be performed with manual therapy in patients at any age. The technique allows you to return the structure of the vertebral column to the correct position. As a result, blood circulation is normalized, tissue nutrition is improved and muscle spasm is eliminated. Nerve endings are released, so the pain stops bothering.

Manual therapist will help to get rid of obsessive symptoms associated with diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Its actions are not accompanied by taking drugs, which is a great advantage. Restoration of tissues, elimination of deformations is carried out naturally.