Manual Therapy

Question 1

What is manual therapy?

Answer 1

Manual therapy is skilled hand movements or skilled passive movements of joints and tissue carried out by a physiotherapist.

Question 2

Why would you use manual therapy on a patient?

Answer 2

1. Increase ROM
2. Reduce muscle or joint stiffness
3. Reduce pain
4. Increase muscle length

Question 3

Name 5 different types of manual therapy?

Answer 3

Lymph drainage

Traction

Massage

Joint mobilisations

Passive movements

Question 4

What would you use Maitland’s joint mobilisation grading scale for?

Answer 4

You would use Maitland’s joint mobilisation grading scale to work out how much force you need to apply during an accessory movement.

Question 5

When would you use Maitland’s grade 1 and 2 joint mobilisations?

Answer 5

You would use Maitland’s grade 1 and 2 joint mobilisations if the patients main problem was pain.

Question 6

When would you use Maitland’s grade 3 and 4 joint mobilisations?

Answer 6

To reduce stiffness in a joint.