Advanced Physio's therapists employ manual therapy which involves gentle joint mobilisations, stretching and massage. The "hands-on" technique effectively assists in decreasing pain and facilitating mobility following injury or surgery. A variety of methods are used in manual therapy including
- Massage
- Stretching
- Joint mobilisation – a process involving a gently moving of an individual joint to increase its movement or to relieve pain coming from it.
Manual Therapy Evidence - as demonstrated in clinical studies - is successfully used to enhanced injury recovery outcomes and pain relief in ailments including:
- Osteoarthrits
- Neck pain
- Back pain
Advanced Physio 's approach is based on the best scientific evidence available and our manual therapy treatments are often combined with rehabilitative exercise. In a review of the literature undertaken by the 'Task Force on Neck Pain & Its Associated Disorders' it has been concluded that therapies involving manual therapy and exercise are more effective than alternative strategies for patients with neck pain; this was also true of therapies which include educational interventions addressing self-efficacy.
Benefits of Advanced Physio's Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is gentle, safe and will often result in immediate improvement of your symptoms. Advanced Physio's employs a number of physiotherapists who have formal post-graduate training in manual therapy. Manual therapy is practiced in the clinic in private treatment cubicles. A typical session will take 30 minutes.
The Ottawa evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic exercises and manual therapy in the management of osteoarthritis stated that “the use of therapeutic exercises alone or in combination with manual therapy is recommended for managing patients with osteoarthritis.”
