Manual Physical Therapy Difference

Manual Physical Therapy

Traditional Physical Therapy

✅ SPECIALIZES in CHRONIC PAIN
✅ 100% Manual Therapy treatments – most effective treatment for chronic pain

✅ Treats any pain: acute, post surgical, and chronic
✅ US, ES, Bike, Treadmill, TNS, Traction. Strengthening exercises, Manual Therapy

✅ 1 hour treatment, one on one, seen privately in a room

✅ Sees 2-3 patients at a time, in a gym-like setting

✅ PT sees a maximum of 6 patients/day

✅ PT sees 15-20 patients/day

✅ Goal: achieve symmetry by correcting compensations that resulted from living in pain

✅ Goal: relieve pain thru strengthening even tight muscles, resulting in more dysfunction and increased pain

✅ Normal/Symmetrical functional movement = pain relief, the alarm system shutting off

✅ Focus is on the area of pain, missing out on correcting the root cause of problem – dysfunctional movement patterns

✅ Treatment approach based on going back to the basics: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Kinesiology

✅ Treatment approach is focused on reducing local inflammation and increasing strength

✅ Holistic Approach = correcting Root Cause of problem

✅ Local Approach: treat where it hurts, not treating root cause

✅ Pain is our guide to correct the dysfunctional movement patterns
✅ The goal is the activity you love, we help you do those activities AGAIN without pain

✅ “No pain. no gain” resulting in exacerbation of chronic pain

✅ Regaining normal symmetry = normal function =
lasting results

✅ Normal PT modalities tend to provide minimal and temporary relief to chronic pain

✅ Becoming pain free is possible

✅ Chronic pain has poor rehab potential so PT only manages pain

✅ Cash based practice since Holistic approach is not covered by insurance

✅ Accepts Insurance so restricted to treating only area of
pain

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Manual Physical Therapy Difference