Manual therapy consists of personalized, hands-on treatment techniques that include both active and passive interventions. This approach is most effective when combined with therapeutic exercise and education to enhance your overall recovery.

Before creating a treatment plan, your physical therapist will assess factors such as joint alignment and mobility, muscle length, strength, balance, and coordination. We will evaluate how your injury or condition has affected your movement patterns and work to restore your joints and soft tissues to their optimal function.

A typical manual therapy treatment will often involve soft tissue mobilization and joint mobilization, but may also include other hands-on methods like Graston Technique (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), traditional massage, stretching, trigger point release, and nerve mobilization. Additionally, techniques aimed at improving movement patterns—such as neuromuscular re-education, motor control training, and core stabilization—may be incorporated into your therapy to support long-term recovery.