manual therapy
Therapeutic physical manipulation
Manual therapy is hands-on treatment of the body's muscles, joints, and soft tissues to reduce pain, improve mobility, or promote healing.
Physical therapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists all practice forms of manual therapy: The clinic specializes in manual therapy for back injuries.
Techniques include massage, joint manipulation, and stretching.
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- deep tissue massageFirm bodywork targeting muscles
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- bodyworkVehicle's external structure
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
range of motion · physical therapist · hands-on · physical touch · chiropractor · rehabilitation · pain relief · osteopath · muscle relaxation · muscle knots · fascia · biomechanics · massage therapist · orthopedics · lymphatic drainage · tension · pressure points · healing
- rehabilitationrehab, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, rehabilitation center, rehab center
- physical therapyphysical therapist, stretching, physiotherapist, rehab, mobility training
- bodyworkmassage, bodywork, deep tissue, Swedish massage, sports massage
- rehab therapyhydrotherapy, balance training, strength training, range of motion, outpatient rehab
- chiropracticchiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, spinal adjustment, chiropractors, adjustment
- manual therapymobilization, chiropractic adjustment, spinal adjustment, adjustment, articulation
manual therapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
medication · drug therapy · surgery · surgical intervention · chemotherapy