The therapists working at Rob Leather Physiotherapy will, when indicated, provide a hands on approach to your treatment
We use regularly a specialised form of hands on physiotherapy treatment called Manual Therapy which often includes:
- Joint Mobilisations
- Spinal Manipulations
- Muscle active release techniques
- Trigger Point Release
- Assisting Range of motion
- Resisted Muscle activations
- Stretching muscle, neural tissue, joints or fascia
Manual Therapy aims to induce the following effects:
- Improvement of tissue extensibility
- Increase motion of the joint complex
- Mobilise & manipulate soft tissue / joints
- Encourage muscle relaxation
- Change muscle function / activations
- Modulate pain and reduce guarding
- Reduce soft tissue swelling, inflammation
- Correct movement restrictions
