When you live with pain, everything you do can feel like running a marathon. It can seriously impact your quality of life, causing fatigue and a wide range of other problems. At Ramar Chiropractic and Rehab, our sports chiropractic specialists are experts in using manual therapy and understand how it can work to improve the lives of pain sufferers. Read this post to learn more about how using manual therapy can help you manage your pain.
Understanding Manual Therapy
Manual therapy can be an important tool in managing your health. Although it sounds a bit like massage, it is actually a different type of manipulation which focuses on the mobilization of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue as well as joint structures. The goal is to enhance an individual’s overall health.
Manual therapy includes some massage elements while a physical therapist uses his or her hands to manipulate and knead joints, tissues, and muscles. Through this chiropractic physical therapy process, he or she is able to diagnose medical issues and offer treatment for joint structures and soft tissues.
Manual therapy can help with the following:
● Neck, back, or spine pain
● Headaches and migraines
● TMJ dysfunction
● Ankle, knee, and shoulder pain
● Hip pain
● Fibromyalgia
Manual Therapy for Regulating Pain
Manual therapy will benefit any inflamed or tense muscles, joints, or soft tissues in a patient’s body. It works to regulate pain in a patient’s body by reducing inflammation and restoring mobility to stiff joints. It can also help to restore normal patterns of movement and increasing an individual’s range of motion. The increased freedom of mobility can help a patient to improve his or her overall fitness as well.
We employee a wide range of techniques based on each patient’s individual needs. Here are a few of the manual therapy techniques we use:
● Myofascial release
● Soft tissue mobilization
● Muscle energy techniques
● Joint mobilization
● Strain/counterstrain
Rochester and Shelby Township's Manual Therapy and Chiropractic Experts
Whether you are suffering from an acute back injury or chronic pain due to a medical condition, the Ramar Chiropractic and Rehab team can help you get back your quality of life. Don’t suffer needlessly from pain. Visit our office to learn how we can help improve your daily life while managing pain.
We also offer massage as part of your treatment. Connect with us by phone at 248-710-3236, or contact us to set up a free chiropractic consultation or schedule your manual therapy appointment.