Manual Therapy

What is Manual Therapy, How is it Applied, What are the Benefits?

Manual Therapy is a traditional and scientific treatment method first used by Hippocrates, the founder of modern medicine. Manual therapy, also known as "hand therapy" in the colloquial language, is not a massage therapy, but a physical therapy method based on body anatomy.

How is Manual Therapy Done?

Manual Therapy is a physical therapy method based on body anatomy, and just as body anatomy differs from person to person, the method of manual therapy also differs from person to person. Before starting the treatment with manual therapy, a personalized manual therapy method is created by performing certain evaluation and analysis models on the patient to whom manual therapy will be applied under the supervision of expert physiotherapists.

Manual therapy plays an active role in the correction of various deformations of the spine by applying pressure to different parts of the body, in the treatment of pain and dysfunctions on the spine and joints, and the application of personalized treatment methods is of great importance for the success of manual therapy treatment.

What are Manual Therapy Examination and Treatment Steps?

Manual therapy gives successful results especially in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and pain-centered spine and joint disorders. The first step in the manual therapy treatment method is the evaluation step that is taken to prepare the patient for the treatment process.

What is Static Evaluation in Manual Therapy Treatment?

This step, called static evaluation in manual therapy treatment, is the first meeting of the patient with the physiotherapist. A patient-specific posture map is created by examining the patient's gait, postural posture, shoulder levels and spine posture. The static evaluation stage, which is the first stage in manual therapy treatment, is of great importance in the course of treatment as it will affect the next steps.

What is Dynamic Evaluation in Manual Therapy Treatment?

Manual therapy is a physical therapy method applied in the treatment of pain and dysfunction in the spine and joints, and its success has been proven in the modern medical literature. In manual therapy treatment, another guiding step for determining the treatment method to be applied under the supervision of expert physiotherapists is the dynamic evaluation step.

In the dynamic evaluation step, the patient starts to perform the movements shown by the expert therapists as a set, and meanwhile, the therapists examine the mobility of the patient in the joints. The dynamic evaluation made during the manual therapy treatment process helps the specialist therapist reach each joint one by one and draw the therapy treatment scheme that the patient needs.

What is the Load and Load Capacity Model in Manual Therapy Treatment?

The response process and healing tendency of each patient with Manual Therapy differs according to the conditions in which the patient lives, her/his habits in work and home life, responsibilities, stress level and disease history.

The load and load capacity model is a guiding model for the methods to be applied in the manual therapy treatment process. The load represents the physical and mental loading of the patient in her/his daily life. While criticizing the balance between the burden and the burden, the patient's weight, age and level of participation in active life play an important role. It is important for the patient who will receive manual therapy treatment to pass the load and load capacity model evaluation under the control of expert physiotherapists, for the course of the treatment to be applied and for its success.

The most important point to be considered in the treatment of manual therapy is the application of the therapy under the control of expert physiotherapists. During manual therapy, the pressure to be applied on the effective pain point or the correct stretching technique to be applied on the vertebrae show a positive progress in the discomfort, while the wrong intervention may lead to the possibility of permanent disability. For this reason, manual therapy does not constitute a harmful situation as long as it is applied under the control of expert physiotherapists.

What are the Benefits of Manual Therapy Treatment?

The most important point to be considered in the treatment of manual therapy is the application of the therapy under the control of expert physiotherapists. During manual therapy, the pressure to be applied on the effective pain point or the correct stretching technique to be applied on the vertebrae show a positive progress in the discomfort, while the wrong intervention may lead to the possibility of permanent disability. For this reason, manual therapy does not constitute a harmful situation as long as it is applied under the control of expert physiotherapists.

In line with the principles of manual therapy, each patient receiving manual therapy is special, and as a result of examinations and evaluations based on the patient's illness and disease history, each patient's hand techniques and therapy exercises differ. The development of personalized techniques and methods brings many benefits and advantages in manual therapy treatment bringed to the fore in the healing process.

1. Manual therapy offers a shorter recovery time compared to other treatment methods.
2. It helps to relieve most of the pain even in a single session.
3. The success rate of treatment with manual therapy is quite high.
4. Since manual therapy does not require the use of any medication, it has no side effects.
5. Manual therapy is a part of modern medicine and manual therapy techniques are completely based on scientific evidence.
6. Manual therapy is a treatment method that does not require surgery and allows the disease to be cured with natural methods.

Which Diseases Is Manual Therapy Effective in Treating?

Manual therapy is an effective physical therapy method on muscle, spine and joint dysfunctions and pain center muscle and joint disorders with manual therapy techniques and exercises that have been proven successful in modern medical literature. With the manual therapy applied under the control of expert physiotherapists, treatment methods were applied on the following diseases and successful results were obtained.

• Low Back Disorders (Luminous Hernia, Joint Blockages, Canal Narrowing, Waist Slipping)
• Knee Disorders (Meniscus Tear, Front / Side / Cross and Back Ligament Tear, Rehabilitation After Knee Prosthesis)
• Kalça Problemleri (Kalça Sıkışma Sendromu, Piriformis Sendromu)
• Elbow Problems (Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow)
• Shoulder Problems (Nerve Compression, Muscle Tear, Frozen Shoulder, Impingement Syndrome)
• Skolyoz (Omurga Eğrilikleri)
• Sacroiliac (Coccyx, Puss Pain)
• Nerve Compression (Radial, Median, Ulnar Nerves)
• Postural Kyphosis (Humpback)
• Joint Problems
• Ankle Disorders (Hallux Valgus, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Heel Spur)
• Wrist Disorders (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
• Post Fracture Rehabilitation