WHAT IS MANUAL THERAPY?

A consensus study of US chiropractors defined manual therapy as “Procedures by which the hands directly contact the body to treat the articulations and/or soft tissues.”

Alternatively, Korr (1978) described manual therapy as the “Application of an accurately determined and specifically directed manual force to the body, in order to improve mobility in areas that are restricted; in joints, in connective tissues or in skeletal muscles.”

WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO ON MANUAL THERAPY? 

The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Manual Therapy, and the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics are PubMed indexed journals that have provided readers with useful research on manual therapy for over 15 years.

HOW CAN I FIND A MANUAL THERAPIST?
Well in Canada you can simply visit the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy and search for a therapist in your region.

Speak soon!