Manual Therapy Benefits

People can develop tight muscles that cause pain if they sit in front of the computer all day long for work. They can take advantage of manual therapy by preventing muscle stiffness and muscle pain by loosening them. Other conditions such as back pain, headaches, foot pain, hip pain, and strain injuries can benefit from manual therapy and trigger point therapy. The results and benefits of trigger point therapy include releasing constricted areas in the muscles and thus alleviating pain. You can even experience a significant decrease in pain after just one treatment. 

 

What to Expect

It is important to realize that not all manual techniques and therapists are the same. By receiving treatment at a chiropractic office, patients know they are in the hands of professionals trained in muscle, spine, and back pain management.

Physiotherapists and manual therapists use manual therapies to help patients improve mobility, and motor control, reduce pain, and improve movement efficiency. Therapists use specific, qualified manual therapies and techniques combined with progressive exercises to improve patient movement and overall function.

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A practitioner can examine your condition and determine which manual therapy methods are the safest and most helpful for you. A physiotherapist may determine which technique best suits your needs if a specific type of physical therapy is required to address muscle spasms. 

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Manual therapists can use manual techniques to relieve symptoms and treat the disease, including prescribed exercises in the clinic. It can also include physical therapy, acupuncture, other chiropractic treatments, or even yoga.

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Manual therapists know why joints and muscles do not function properly. Your doctor's job is to respond to your specific needs and suggest the right treatment. Whether you need manual therapy for pain management or treatment for muscle spasms and other ailments, they examine your condition and determine which manual therapy method is safest and most helpful for you. They evaluate your driving style and why the muscles are not working properly. They help eliminate fatigue, stress, pain, muscle spasms, and more.

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Common Manual Therapy Techniques, Practices, and Benefits

Manual therapy is one of the safest and most effective chiropractic treatments, and many different types of manual therapy techniques are available. Various techniques involved in manual therapy help relieve pain and restore muscle and joint function while reducing pain and restoring mobility. If manual therapy is used more extensively in the later stages of rehabilitation, it can prove to be a method that not only reduces pain but also increases the range of movement despite the injured tissue.

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Once you understand the extent of your pain, gentle manual therapy uses techniques to change the pain pattern and help you move pain-free again. By applying specialized manual therapies and procedures, including deep pressure, you can help reduce pain and restore the right range of movement. There are a variety of different techniques that are used in manual therapies, and each has its benefits. Read on to learn more about each technique and how each can help you on your way to recovery.

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Soft Tissue Techniques

Soft tissue mobilization involves various manual therapies and modalities through hands-on techniques on muscles, tendons, and ligaments to improve muscle mobility and muscle function.

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Functional Manual Therapy

Functional manual therapies are unique -using a variety of functional movement techniques to alleviate a wide range of diseases and conditions. Some types of functional manual therapy include targeted techniques that help relieve musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction symptoms. 

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Myofascial Release

Myofascial Release is the most common manual technique used at Natural Care Chiropractic, and it has many facets to the entire technique. It involves an expert working gently with sustained pressure without machines, oils, or other modalities. You will benefit from this technique if you have muscle knots on the shoulders, neck, and back. It can reduce muscle pain and swell by combining chiropractic spinal adjustment and similar treatments. Most patients can feel a difference after just the first treatment.  

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Lymphatic Drainage

The lymph nodes are designed to purify and filter the lymph. These lymph nodes create different kinds of lymphocytes. The lymphocytes eliminate harmful substances inside the body, making them a crucial immune system component. 40% of the liquid in the lymph is again reabsorbed by lymph nodes making the lymph thicker. The filtering process and this thickening increase the resistance to the flow of lymph in the body. Researchers have found that lymph nodes result in 15 times more resistance to the flow than the vessel itself. Improving lymphatic drainage can reduce resistance and improve flow.

 

Lymphatic Drainage opens the lymphatic nodes and increases the volume of the lymph flow. Within your body, lymph nodes work to destroy harmful pathogens. They are a major component of your immune system. Because of this, they can often become clogged and overrun. Our drainage therapy can help your lymph nodes run as efficiently as possible. The results are an improved immune system.

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If a manual therapist performs the lymphatic drainage massage correctly, you open the first lymphatic. This increases lymph flow volume by 20 times.

 

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points consist of a tight area inside the muscle tissue that can hurt a lot. The body comprises a huge network of intertwined joints, tendons, and muscles. Trigger point therapy helps by tapping into the network to relieve common injury-related and chronic pains caused by stress and tension.

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Functional Isokinetic Techniques

At Natural Care Chiropractic, our experts guide patients in exercise techniques. We also treat patients with stretching protocols designed to increase the functionality of the musculoskeletal system, promote well-being, and eliminate pain.

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Pregnancy Relief

Pregnancy Relief therapy helps to relieve the symptoms often associated with pregnancy. Our stretching and exercise protocols increase the function of the musculoskeletal system while eliminating pain. Our staff is trained and certified in pregnancy therapy, providing patients with increased mobility and range of motion.

 

You can benefit from therapists that are trained in pregnancy cases at the clinic. We all know the immense strain on the body during pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. It causes intense discomfort and pain. The manual therapist needs to be properly qualified because there are different pressure points and a fetus to deal with too. Certified and trained therapists can ensure relief from chronic pain as well as increase movement in uncomfortable areas. 

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Joint Techniques

Manual therapy effectively mobilizes stiff joints and soft tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles without the need for surgery. It is a powerful tool to enable chiropractic assistants to manipulate joints and soft tissues with nothing but their hands. A physiotherapist trained in manual therapy techniques can use their hands to isolate the specific tissues and joints that cause the patient's symptoms. 

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In many cases, physical therapy involves manual therapy and chiropractic care as part of a personalized treatment routine, but this depends on the cause and severity of the pain. The options at this office include a combination of techniques such as acupuncture and manual therapy and isokinetic movement techniques, including manual muscle and joint manipulation, to relieve pain and symptoms. Combining these treatments aims to relieve discomfort and help stiff joints and muscles move freely again.

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If you have questions about manual therapy or think one of the above methods would suit you, schedule an appointment at Natural Chiropractic Care or contact us to learn more about our services. You can find more information on our services or schedule an appointment, by contacting us directly.

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