subject: Manual Medicine For back Pain [print this page] What is Manual Medicine? The treatment concept consists of three steps: First, the physician palpated muscles, tendons and joints. He can feel tension and blockages and other disorders of the spine or joints, and assessed whether the manual medicine is suitable for the particular case. Then follows the active, manual-medical treatment and the third, indispensable step to develop special training programs.
How does the treatment take? After a thorough investigation, the treatment is followed with different mobilization techniques (steps and movements), muscular tension, blockages and other vertebrate solve specifically. This can be muscle and soft tissue techniques or pulse treatments. Manipulating means the process of the disrupted joint precisely to bring in a pain-free status and by a short, low-energy pulse "unblock".
What complaints dealt with the man's? Acute and chronic disorders of the spine, but also of the entire musculoskeletal system.
How effective is the manual medicine for back pain? Scientific studies show particularly the benefits of manipulative treatment for acute back or neck pain. Chronic pain is the alleviation of pain in the foreground, such as by loosening of muscular tension. The manual therapy is an important part of a multimodal treatment concept.
How many treatments are needed for acute back pain? If it is a purely functional disorder in the sense of acute tension enough is often two to three treatments. Otherwise, an underlying cause should be sought.
Can there be any side effects? Storage or handle at the moment or can cause pain or some time later reinforce pre-existing complaints. But this is a temporary phenomenon.
