Manual therapy Contraindication | Therapy methods of physiotherapy

Manual therapy Contraindication

Contraindications: Examination: Functional movement disorders occur in everyday life due to recurring, often one-sided incorrect posture and movements, medically induced immobilization (e.g. splint, plaster cast) or due to acute incorrect loading such as bending and lifting. In order to tailor the selection of therapeutic techniques as precisely as possible to the individual problem of the patient, active and passive movement testing of the spinal column and extremity joints, as well as muscle performance and nerve function, is performed.Since our muscular and skeletal system can only move economically and painlessly as a “functional unit”, it is important to examine and treat not only the site of the pain, but also all dependent parts of the body. Otherwise there will be no lasting treatment success.

Treatment: The treatment of functional movement disorders is usually prepared by informing the patient about the existing problem, as well as with soft tissue techniques and an application of heat in the area of the muscles and connective tissue. Afterwards, existing joint dysfunctions (often incorrectly called joint blockage) are mainly treated with soft mobilization or, more rarely, compression techniques, so that pain-free movement can be performed again afterwards. A special form of manual therapy is to set up or adjust the joints with a short impulse with the help of breathing.

Following the manual therapy treatment, the patient receives mobilization exercises to maintain the achieved free joint mobility and strength exercises to stabilize the joints and spine in the long term and thus prevent new problems. The treatment also includes a consultation with the patient about back-friendly everyday behavior, as well as ergonomic design of a workplace.

  • Slipped disc
  • Fresh injuries in the bone or muscle area
  • Bony malformations of the spine or joints
  • Severe osteoporosis
  • Vascular dizziness
  • Acute inflammation of the spine or extremity joints (e.g. acute rheumatic attacks)
  • Mobility
  • Tumors and metatstases