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Manual Therapy techniques are specific techniques for the treatment of pain and other symptoms of neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction of the spine and extremities, which are characterized by being applied manually.
These include:
Massage
Low- or high-speed joint mobilization
Stretching
Therapeutic exercise
neurodynamics
Dry needling
Neuromuscular taping
etc.
The main objectives of these techniques are to recover movement when joints are restricted and to alleviate joint and muscle pain, improving the functionality of the individual.
The "myofascial induction" or "myofascial release" could be defined as a manual therapy technique, based on gentle tractions and pressures in different areas of the body with the aim of improving the restrictions that occur at the level of the fascia and that often generate pain.
It consists of applying light pressure with the hands to activate the body's natural healing processes.
It is an effective therapy in a wide range of pain-related clinical disorders and various clinical conditions such as sucking and breathing disorders in infants, craniofacial pain and migraines, fatigue and post-traumatic and/or emotional stress.
It can be combined with any traditional technique.
It is a technique that is performed with the hands through very soft, slow and repetitive movements that favor the circulation of lymph, thus improving edematous conditions, inflammations and organic fluid retention.
The lymphatic system works closely with the immune system, so manual lymphatic drainage improves overall health and plays a very beneficial role in the nervous system, as well as specifically treating various conditions.
It is responsible for the treatment and prevention of different diseases or infections of the respiratory system (bronchiolitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and upper respiratory tract colds), in order to maintain or improve respiratory function. Helps the drainage of secretions, improving pulmonary ventilation to avoid possible complications.
The session should not be performed within two hours after a meal to avoid vomiting or gastroesophageal reflux.
The infant's intestine is still immature, favoring gas accumulation and pain.
Its treatment consists of massaging and manual techniques on the baby's belly in a specific direction to promote the expulsion and transit of gas.
Plagiocephaly is a disorder characterized by asymmetrical distortion (lateral flattening) of the infant's skull.
With the Cranio-Sacral therapy, the symmetry of the head will be recovered without the need of orthosis.
It is a therapy based on the application of permanent static magnetic torques directly on the body at certain specific strategic anatomical points.
It is based on a sensory, rhythmic manual maneuver, combining magnets in different body positions and with the objective of diagnosis and treatment in the same session.
