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Efficacy of Manual Therapy

Physical Therapy, 1992
The use of manual therapy to treat somatic pain syndromes and associated disabilities is widespread. Yet, the efficacy of manual therapy has not been previously established because equivocal findings in the literature prevent definitive conclusions. The purposes of this article are (1) to establish objective criteria for judging the validity of manual ...
Richard P Di Fabio
exaly   +3 more sources

Manual therapy for asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2002
A variety of manual therapies with similar postulated biologic mechanisms of action are commonly used to treat patients with asthma. Manual therapy practitioners are also varied, including physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, chiropractic and osteopathic physicians.
M A, Hondras, K, Linde, A P, Jones
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Manual therapy in lumbovertebral syndromes

Der Orthopäde, 1999
Based upon the shortly presented survey among the members of the Swiss Medical Association for Manual Medicine, the low back pain problems are approached by the means of manual therapy on average 805 times per year and physician. On average each case with low back pain is treated 1,4 times by a general practitioner with experience in manual medicine ...
J, Dvorak   +3 more
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Pressure algometry in manual therapy

Manual Therapy, 1996
SUMMARY. The pressure pain threshold (PPT), i.e. the least stimulus intensity at which a subject perceives pain, was studied in 30 patients with chronic unilateral pain in the shoulder and arm region.Fourteen trigger points were investigated on both sides of the body using pressure algometry.
L., Vanderweeën   +3 more
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Manual Therapy

2014
Manual therapy has been used in the treatment of pain and dysfunction of spinal and peripheral joints for more than a hundred years. Manual medicine includes manipulation, mobilization, and postisometric relaxation techniques. The aim of manual therapy is to enhance restricted movement caused by blockage of joints keeping postural balance, restore ...
HAKGÜDER, Aral, KOKİNO, Siranuş
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HOLISTIC MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1997
This article focuses on three holistic manual therapy techniques: Myofascial Release, Trager Psychophysical Integration and Therapeutic Touch. The theories and principles of each technique, indications and contraindications for treatment, an overview of the actual approach, and case studies are outlined, and the principles that make them effective ...
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Manual Therapy in Veterinary Rehabilitation

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2014
As it matures, the field of animal rehabilitation is welcoming utilization of interventions that have proven efficacy in the specialty of physical therapy for human patients. More recently, manual therapy techniques have become more accepted. Range-of-motion and stretching techniques; mobilization or manipulation of soft tissues, peripheral joints, and
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