Manual therapy is a hands-on  physical therapy treatment  for the management of orthopedic conditions.

Mobile Physical Therapy: Manual Therapy

A Hands-On Approach to Your Healing

Solving your injury or stubborn pain requires a personal touch. Our manual therapy uses touch, massage, stretching, and positioning to diagnose and treat your body at the source, so you recover faster and get back to your life sooner.

Manual Physical Therapy in Austin, TX

A Hands-On Approach to Your Healing

Solving your injury or stubborn pain requires a personal touch. Our manual therapy uses touch, massage, stretching, and positioning to diagnose and treat your body at the source, so you recover faster and get back to your life sooner.

Are injured muscles or stiff, achy joints holding you back from
doing all the activities you love in Austin?

You can solve your pain problems and get back to taking long walks, playing golf, or working all day in comfort; it just requires a personal approach to Physical Therapy. That’s why at Move Empower Concierge PT, we specialize in manual therapy, the hands-on treatment of muscles, tissues, and joints proven to reduce pain and inflammation, increase range of motion, and strengthen muscles. You will feel the difference as tight muscles relax, stiff joints mobilize, and pain melts away.

 

Manual therapy is perfect for:

  • Back pain treatment
  • Neck pain treatment
  • Knee and hip pain treatment
  • Migraine and headache treatment
  • Ankle and shoulder treatment
  • And much more!
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Eric Finger is fellowship trained in Manual Therapy and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy.

Curious about manual physical therapy but not sure if it’s for you?

Check out our Seven Secrets to Ease Your Neck Pain Free PDF Download. Learn why you’re suffering with an achy neck and how to fix it with some simple, manual exercises you can do at home by yourself. Say goodbye to stiffness and headaches after sitting at your desk all day!

Studies show that Manual Therapy really does work!

“A skilled manual therapist using joint mobilization and manipulation is able to affect multiple systems within the patient. These range from improved mobility at the joint and surrounding tissues to the release of endogenous hormones (i.e endorphins) which interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain and trigger a positive feeling in the body. Additionally, there is evidence suggesting that manual therapy has anti-inflammatory effects by activation of receptors in the peripheral nervous system.”

Current research supports that the addition of Austin manual therapy to a specialized exercise program is more beneficial than exercise alone in the treatment of orthopedic injuries. This can reduce inflammation, stiffness, and pain in the affected area. Manual physical therapy can also help restore lost range of motion by stretching the muscles and joints, helping to improve flexibility.

 

Another key benefit of manual physical therapy is its ability to accelerate the recovery process so that patients can return to their favorite activities or sports. By helping to reduce pain, inflammation, and stiffness in the affected area, manual therapy can help people get back to their normal activities faster, reducing the amount of time they are off work or out of commission due to their injury or condition. Lastly, Austin manual physical therapy can also be used to help prevent future injuries. Through stretching, strengthening, and balance exercises, physical therapists can help strengthen weak areas and improve coordination, helping to reduce the risk of future injuries.

 

Contact a physical therapist at Move Empower Concierge Physical Therapy today to schedule your appointment.

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Manual Therapy FAQs

Manual therapy is a subset of physical therapy. Many people think it’s something different, but it’s actually part of the physical therapy family! In this kind of therapy, a physical therapist is more “hands-on” and works with their hands on the patient to help provide treatment. Several other techniques are more “hands-off,” where patients can do the exercises or movements themselves. Some “hands-off” methods require equipment or tools where most work is done by the patient and the physical therapist assists. Our physical therapists come equipped with all these tools, so you never have to work about bringing anything except yourself to your manual therapy appointments!

Examples of manual Therapy (“hands-on techniques”) include the following: 

  • Joint Mobilization
  • Joint Manipulation
  • Soft tissue mobilization
  • Functional mobilization
  • Active release technique (ART)
  • Massage
  • Manual lymph drainage

Studies show that manual therapy is very effective. For example, one study published in Physical Therapy Effectiveness conducted by Paolo Bizzarri and Andrea Foglia states, “Manual Therapy is an extremely effective therapeutic method in managing patients with pain and musculoskeletal disorders. Manual therapy can have a very positive effect, leading to rapid and significant improvements when properly applied in accordance with the specific clinical picture and the individual patient.

After completing your FREE discovery session phone call or virtual video chat, a physical therapist will come to you at your home or office. They will conduct a thorough evaluation to determine which course of treatment you will need. Then, you’ll set up a time for our manual physical therapist to visit you on a regular basis, and they will work with you through various exercises that are hands-on to help you work towards your pain free goals.