Manual TherapyIn Colorado Springs
Focusing on preserving and restoring function in the musculoskeletal, cranial, and visceral systems in your body, we utilize many types of hands-on orthopedic and manual therapy techniques rooted in osteopathy to heal your dysfunction.
Manual physical therapy is a hands-on technique that is used to decrease pain and improve range-of-motion and flexibility to stiff joints and muscles. Mobilization and manipulation are key components of manual therapy; both techniques restore the power of movement to joints & associated muscles.
Who benefits from Manual Physical Therapy?
Patients with a variety of disabilities and orthopaedic conditions may benefit from manual physical therapy. Current research confirms that manual physical therapy combined with therapeutic exercise can produce rapid pain relief and improved function in the following conditions: low-back pain, neck pain, muscle-tension headaches, hip and knee osteoarthritis, and shoulder pain.