Manual Therapy Field Study

My first experience observing a physical therapist, commenced in the summer of 2014. At the time, I was given the opportunity to observe a physical therapist named Jennifer Moreland. Throughout my time observing her, I began to recognize she was not just a physical therapist with her patients. Many times, she took on the role of a consoler, cheerleader, friend and supporter for her patients. Reflecting back on this, I am able to see that the primary reason she has succeeded as a physical therapist; is due to her amiable, encouraging and empathetic nature. These character traits have allowed her to do more than heal patients' musculoskeletal problems. She has also been able to heal hearts, souls and minds by cheering, supporting, listening

This approach may also help them to ease away any worries or feelings they may have due to the pain and discomfort.

* Relaxes the muscles – enables the therapist to work on the muscles without causing discomfort to the client

OrthoOklahoma is an orthopedic medical clinic with a physical therapy branch that provides outpatient physical therapy care. The facility has a staff of three licensed physical therapists and a physical therapy assistant along with four physical therapy techs. I was able to observe all three physical therapists, Megan Ripley, Joe Ogle and Ken Roberts. At OrthoOklahoma, the most common patients are post-surgery from repairs of muscles, bones or joints. While shadowing these therapists, I observed cases of total knee replacement, total hip replacement, ACL/meniscus repair, rotator cuff repair, frozen shoulder, labrum repair, and other ailments from wear-and-tear and aging. This experience allowed me to talk to physical therapists about the ins and outs of their job, learn about different exercises and routines for treatment of injuries, and really get an idea of the work it takes to become a well-respected physical therapist.

Practitioners use this method to master a bunch of both medical and health conditions like depression, arthritis and tendonitis and much more. It is commonly used to treat conditions that have something to do with pain like headaches and chronic back pains.

The PROMOTION we will run to promote our massage therapy treatment is to offer the first two treatments for free in conjunction with their normal home health services. We will advertise the promotion in our brochure, local newspaper, and on our website. We may make demonstration appointments to show physician groups, local hospitals what types of benefits will receive by getting our massage therapies as part of their home health care. The primary benefits we will promote about our massage benefits will be focused on the disabled and depressed population. We will actually have patient testimonies from patients posted on our brochure for those patients that have already experienced out massage therapy treatment. Next to the testimonies we will have an elderly disabled patient rise from the massage table with a

Without the repetitive boredom of traditional therapy patients can look forward to seeing their physical therapist and focus less on their injuries.

When walking through the door, you are greeted by personable, helpful staff with outgoing personas. Whether it is your first professional massage or your hundredth, you are lavished with the utmost kindness and discretion. Queries are answered before costs for services desired are discussed. After you have chosen a stunning massage therapist, you are escorted to a serene space where you are put at ease and encouraged to give voice to your wishes.

The Health Center provided Dave a variety of treatment methods to ensure he has a strongly crafted pain management program and lesson strategy which he employs to become increasingly active and achieve his goal of returning to work. He would arrive into the clinic early for his appointments and his physiotherapists would apply a hot compress to his back to relax his muscles. Following this treatment, he can access their

“Physical therapists (PTs) are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility - in many cases without expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects.” Physical Therapy offers pre-habilitation and rehabilitation for all ages, to provide the best results for surgery. This field helps those who have both mental and physical conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs can assist in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities,

Specific aim: The aim of this study is to examine if spinal mobilization (SM), a form of manual therapy (MT) affects conditioned pain modulation (CPM) among adults with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).

Arrow Physical Therapy is a full-service physical therapy clinic that is located in Seattle, Washington. Their specialties include movement screen, rehabilitation for dancers, rehabilitation for crossfit and weightlifting athletes, and hip impingement and labral tears. Arrow Physical Therapy makes its patients stay active, stay healthy, and stay passionate. Arrow Physical Therapy is where individualized programming, movement quality, and a return to sport are given much emphasis. Sarah is their orthopedic physical therapist. Arrow Physical Therapy provides excellent physical therapy. Patients must choose them because of their effective treatments and home programs that produce great outcomes, one on one appointments with a skilled therapist,

The second therapy in the patient with OA is manual therapy which mostly focuses on the manipulation and mobilization of the hip joint. Both the manual therapy and exercise therapy are effective methods and have shown good results between the patients with OA. Manual therapy is a physical treatment which is used by physiotherapist, and manual therapist, to treat the musculoskeletal pain and disabilities by using methods such as massage therapy, joint mobilization/ manipulation and stretching of the shortened muscles.

However there are many therapeutic approaches aimed to treat TTH including pharmacological treatment such as Amitriptyline which is common for most patients, recently manual therapy has become increasingly popular. Compared with pharmacological treatments, manual therapy has minimal adverse effects and reasonable cost(11). For those reasons, some studies reviewed the use and the effectiveness of manual therapy techniques on TTH(12). Myofascial release (MFR) and shiatsu are examples of manual techniques that have been used in relation to TTH. Two studies showed considerable improvements in the reduction of pain level and headache number of days following MFR treatment (8, 13). In concern with shiatsu a study was done by Ya-Wen Chen (2014) showed

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in complementary medicine, and indeed alternative medicine (Lee-Treweek 2002, Andrews 2004, Barry 2006). Moreover the number of professionally trained therapist and practitioners has increased giving the patient/client a better choice and at more competitive rates (Smallwood, 2005).