Manual Therapy - Does It Work?

from The New Grad Physio Podcast · host Andy Barker

If you are a physio it seems you have to love or hate manual therapy.   Which camp are you in?   I'm in neither camp, and probably sit somewhere in the middle.   I see the value in manual therapy for SOME patients and not others...   And use it differently with different injuries and how I use manual therapy changes as the rehab plan progresses.   How I now use my hands-on treatments is very different to when I started out as a new grad physio.   I made a lot of errors, mainly because I did not truly understand what I was actually trying to do (hint - I was not breaking down scar tissue or smoothing out muscle tissue like I thought I was!). Listen to this week's podcast episode and hear why my ways of working have changed so much and learn how to better use manual therapy yourself(if you choose to use it) to get better results with your patients and athletes that actually work...   With patients pain and symptoms not returning almost as soon as they jump off the treatment table!   Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at [email protected] and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com

What this episode covers

If you are a physio it seems you have to love or hate manual therapy.   Which camp are you in?   I'm in neither camp, and probably sit somewhere in the middle.   I see the value in manual therapy for SOME patients and not others...   And use it differently with different injuries and how I use manual therapy changes as the rehab plan progresses.   How I now use my hands-on treatments is very different to when I started out as a new grad physio.   I made a lot of errors, mainly because I did not truly understand what I was actually trying to do (hint - I was not breaking down scar tissue or smoothing out muscle tissue like I thought I was!). Listen to this week's podcast episode and hear why my ways of working have changed so much and learn how to better use manual therapy yourself(if you choose to use it) to get better results with your patients and athletes that actually work...   With patients pain and symptoms not returning almost as soon as they jump off the treatment table!   Enjoy the show! Andy The New Grad Physio Mentor PS. Andy would love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Please leave a review or get in touch at [email protected] and he will get right back to you. PPS. To get a copy of Andy’s book ‘How To Become A Competent, Confident & Competitive New Grad Physio’ or to access ALL his FREE learning resources head to www.newgradphysio.com