Manual Therapy

Acupressure
Acupressure is a form of touch therapy that utilizes the principles of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In acupressure, the same points on the body are used as in acupuncture, but are stimulated with finger pressure instead of with the insertion of needles. Acupressure is used to relieve a variety of symptoms and pain.

Myofascial Release
Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. The use of Myofascial Release allows us to look at each patient as a unique individual. Our one-on-one therapy sessions are hands-on treatments during which our therapists use a multitude of Myofascial Release techniques and movement therapy. We promote independence through education in proper body mechanics. and movement, self treatment instruction, enhancement of strength, improved flexibility, and postural and movement awareness.
Each Myofascial Release Treatment session is performed directly on skin without oils, creams or machinery. This enables the therapist to accurately detect facial restrictions and apply the appropriate amount of sustained pressure to facilitate release of the fascia.

Therapeutic mobilization
Therapeutic Mobilization is a hands-on manual therapy designed to restore joint movement, power, and range of motion. The physician gently coaxes joint motion by passive movement within or to the limit of a joint's normal range of motion. The physician's movement of the joint is very precise and is limited by the amount of joint play, which may be less than 1/8th of an inch. The overall goal of mobilization is to restore normal joint function including the surrounding soft tissue.

Gliding
Gliding is a specialized hands-on manual therapy technique which utilizes massage oil. The physician performs the gliding stroke by putting his/her fingers together with hands outstretched. Contact with the skin of the patient is done with the flat of the physician's hands. The gliding stroke can be firm and reassuring, or merely as light as a feather’s touch. It can be in a long and forward motion or in a circular pattern. One or both hands may be used in doing the gliding stroke. This relaxing form of manual therapy is one of the most preferred techniques used on our patients.

Therapeutic stretching
This assisted form of stretching requires that the client is fully participating, thus active in the stretching process by focusing on engaging (innervating) the muscle that drives the movement of that particular joint trigger point therapy.