The use of the hands in therapy procedures for the purpose of alleviating muscle pains in Physiotherapy practice is called Manual Therapy. Basically it is a part of physiotherapy that does not utilize any machines. Through various pressures and hand movements as well as knowledge about various pressure points as well as muscle locations, a manual therapist is able to skillfully soothe aching and tense muscles as well as reduce inflammation and pain. Simple pains and aches like the very annoying stiff neck and back pains can easily be soothed and even healed through this kind of therapy.

Manual Therapy is not just scientific; it is also very thorough and very methodical in its way of healing and remedying clients with many aches and pains. A therapist is well trained and very careful in massaging and handling delicate parts of the body such as the vertebrae, extremities and in cases of temporomandibular joint neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. Manual therapy is a distinct specialization in the practice of physiotherapy. Read the rest of this entry »