Ergonomic Training Health Feed

What is manipulation?
Mobilisation and manipulation is same meaning. This is passive, skilled manual therapy techniques applied to joint.

Type of mobilization

• Self mobilization or (auto mobilization)
• Mobilisation with movement
• Physiological movement
• Accessories movement

Thrust - this is high velocity, short amplitude motion such as pt can't prevent it

Manipulation under anesthesia- this is medical procedures 

Benifit of mobilization - improve range of motion, reduce pain, improve the mechanics of joint to help with things such as lifting your arm, bending your spine and walk 

Note- mobilization can't change a disease process/ inflammation process but it can minimise pain, maintained joint play and reduce mechanical limitations

Indications of mobilization: pain muscles guarding and spasms

• Reversible jt hypomobility
• Positional fault and sublaxtion
• Progressive limitations
• Functional immobility
• Contraindications for mobilization: inflammatory arthritic
• Malignancy
• Tuberculosis
• Osteoporosis
• Ligamentum rupture
• Herniated disk with nerve compression 
• Bone disease
• Neurological involvement 
• Bone fracture
• Congenital bone deformity
• Vascular disorders 
• Joint effusion.