Manual Therapy

The aim of manual therapy is, on the one hand, to improve the functioning of the joints and, on the other hand, to improve posture and movement as a whole. For this purpose, the manual therapist uses a number of specific techniques that can be applied to the joints. A professional master in manual therapy has, after his physiotherapy training, studied for a further 3 or 4 years to give scientific substance to manual therapy. He is familiar with national and international guidelines, with Australia and New Zealand in particular leading the way. And he combines this knowledge in the diagnosis and in drawing up a treatment plan for the patient.

More about Manual Therapy

When should you see a manual therapist?
Examples of complaints that the manual therapist can treat:
– Head and neck pain in combination with the inability to move the spine properly.
– Neck and shoulder complaints in combination with radiation to the arms.
– Low back complaints, chronic/recurrent or with radiation to the legs.
– Specific back complaints (radiculopathy, canal stenosis).
– Complaints high in the back, whether or not in combination with rib and chest pain.
– Dizziness where the cause may lie in the neck.
– Jaw complaints, whether or not in combination with neck complaints.
– Arthrosis and other hip complaints.

Therapy/treatment
The treatment consists of passive mobilizing or manipulating techniques to eliminate the disorder of joints. This is supported with exercise therapy, advice and instruction. If you have excessive mobility in the joints, you can learn to stabilize your joints with muscles through specific training. In addition, it is important to work on a better posture and way of moving when performing work, sports and hobbies.