Manual therapy

Manual Therapy is a primary method for treating musculoskeletal disorders. Manual therapy is not a massage but treatment performed with hands (from Latin “Manus” – hand). A manual therapist applies a comprehensive approach to restore the correct biomechanics of movement. The impact extends not only to the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, joints, fascia, and ligaments) but also to many other organs, such as internal organs, brain membranes, skin, and more.

Types of Manual Therapy:

• Thrust techniques;
• Mulligan mobilization;
• Traction techniques (stretching);
• Soft manual techniques:
  • PIR (post-isometric muscle relaxation);
  • Balance and counterstrain technique;
  • Myofascial release;
  • Kauda-Strain method.
• Manual therapy for internal organs;
• Osteopathy;
• Craniosacral therapy.

Our clinic specialists successfully apply various manual therapy techniques from European and American schools. We have developed a proprietary method for treating the spine and joints – the manual orthorelaxation technique.

Unfortunately, general practitioners often claim that manual therapy is contraindicated for certain conditions, such as intervertebral disc herniation. Based on our experience—over 10 years of manual therapy practice—we can confidently say that manual therapy offers a vast number of techniques that can be safely applied to disc herniation.

Only a doctor can determine which of the listed techniques will be most effective for each specific patient, in what sequence, and in combination with other methods. The patient’s task is to fully trust the specialist, relax, and thereby facilitate the difficult work of the manual therapist.