Mulligan Therapy Flashcards
What are the Types of mobilizations?
Natural apiphyseal glide
Sustained natural apiphyseal glide
Mobilization with Movement
What did mulligan believe?
He believed that injury causes the position of the joint to shift and thus restricting physiological movements and the aim of mulligan therapy is to restore the position of the joint
What are the principles of treatment?
Identify one comparable sign
Investigate combinations of parallel or perpendicular glides
Sustain the accessory movement while patient performs painful movement
NAGS-Only perform and repeat the glide
What’s not to be used for highly irritable patients?
SNAGS
When can we use Mulligans Mobilisations?
Pain free
Instant result
Long Lasting
(The PILL response)
And CROCKS
Contraindications
Repetitions
Overpressure
Communication
Knowledge
What happens is comparable signs don’t improve?
Contact point could be incorrect
Incorrect spinal segment
Direction of force is incorrect
Technique not indicated
Where should you perform mulligan?
Based of patients pain Location
Can be identified through dermatomes
Can be identified through PAIVM
Always above the suspected spine segment