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Manual Therapy and Manual Therapist

Manual therapy is a method performed by physiotherapists to treat patients with skilled hand movements and skilled passive movements of joints and soft tissue.

The only goal of manual therapy is to improve tissue extensibility, increase in the range of motion, mobilize or manipulate soft tissue and joints, modulate pain, change muscle function and improve movement patterns and reduce soft tissue swelling, inflammation or restriction.

There are various techniques that are being used in manual therapy. Some of these are mobilization or manipulation, passive range of motion, manual traction, manual lymphatic drainage, massage, acupuncture or dry needling.

Manual therapy must be combined with specific exercises and techniques because it is an invested therapy and in order to maintain the results achieved with the treatment, it is necessary to do so.

Manual Therapists

Manual therapists are practitioners with a solid foundation of advanced orthopedic knowledge, techniques and clinical reasoning. When they treat a patient, they not only look into their physical problems which is seen or detected easily but they also have to understand how neurophysiology controls joints and muscle function. They should have the knowledge of pain science; they must know about movement and should recognize clinical patterns.  

They must put the injury into the context of the entire body and try to understand how social and environmental factor can interact to influence the pain. They must know their patient in and out and then decide when and which techniques of manual therapy should be used.

Conclusion

Manual therapy is like a big umbrella and it let many techniques and methods to reside under it. Manual therapy is not only an intervention; it is a philosophy of performing physiotherapy.

The amount of knowledge and experience manual therapist have in their field is comes from experience. Book knowledge is good, but when it comes to techniques that is also known as hands-on techniques, experience is the best way to learn everything which a different angle.

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Exercise And Physiotherapy

Exercise and physiotherapy are not same but the purpose they propose is same. Both work in the betterment of human life and help us to lead a healthy life.

Exercise helps us in many ways. It keeps us fit and fine, healthy and active. It also helps in losing weight.

There are various types of exercise and can be done for various reasons. Some do it to stay healthy and active, some do it does lose weight and some do it to gain weight.

Moral of the story is, one should know the purpose for exercising. It will help them to select the correct process, type and limit before exercising.

Relation Between Physiotherapy And Exercise

 In physiotherapy, many different process and procedures are included. It depends on the issue one facing to start the needed procedure.

Exercise is one of the processes that are used by Physiotherapists. The benefit that comes as a result after exercising is incomparable. Exercise helps in maintaining body weight, managing health conditions and boots energy.

Conclusion

 Exercise is a very important thing for everyone for a whole lot of reasons. Doing right exercise with the help and advice of a physical therapist can be very beneficial for the pain we are facing.

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Difference Between Dry Needling And Acupuncture

Dry needling and acupuncture looks similar to each other but they are different. They differ in sense of where the needles are inserted and who performs the process.

Dry Needling

Dry needling is also known as myofascial trigger point dry needling. Dry needling is a modern approach. It follows the scientific diagnosis detected by a trained doctor. Dry needling is a modern physiological treatment performed by a trained Physical Therapist. It works on the neuromuscular conditions of the body. Dry needling de-activating the trigger points of the muscle cells. It also promotes the protein formation in the muscles.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is part of if traditional Chinese medicine. This techniques is practiced with statement, believes and being passed on by generation to generation. Acupuncture is being practiced for 1000s of years. Acupuncture is a process of treatment for the purpose of the flow of energy through traditional Chinese medicine. . It focuses on the flow of chi or energy within our body. It works as pain relieve to the muscles by releasing endorphin and manages the balance of energy level in the body.

Conclusion

Acupuncture and dry needling both are parts of alternate medicine and works for pain management. Acupuncture need traditional training and dry needling needs modern techniques but both helps in reducing the pain.

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What Is Dry Needling

Dry needling is a part of alternative medicine and a substitute option for acupuncture. It is also called as Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling because it deals with the pain that stimulates due to Myofascial problems.  In this process, a needle is inserted through the skin to the muscle and aims to the myofascial trigger point, which causes the pain.  

What is myofascial trigger point?

Myofascial Trigger Point is a sensitive point in muscles where repetitive pressure or contraction triggers the point which causes the pain. Sometimes it also triggers the unrelated part of the body.  

How Dry Needling is Beneficial?

Dry needling procedure is very beneficial. It helps in loosening the stiff muscles, reduces joint pains and also improves blood flow and oxygen circulation within our body.

Conclusion

When everyone is busy in their own life, Dry needling provide speedy recovery and reduces the recovery time. Dry needling is a good option to release your pain and live a pain free life.

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What Is IASTM or Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

IASTM or Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization are a set of tools used by Physical Therapists to diagnosis and locates soft tissue dysfunction. It is a modified version of Traditional Chinese Medicine known as “ Gua Sha”. Its effectiveness and efficiency have made it quite popular in recent years.

IASTM also effectively works treating fibrosis, chronic inflammation, degeneration, joint mobilization and corrects biomechanical deficiencies and also normalize muscles imbalance.

When can IASTM be used?

 There are many conditions for which IASTM can be used for treatment.

·         Neck Pain

·         Heel Pain

·         Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

·         Post-Surgery and Traumatic Scares

·         Mysofascial Pain

·         Musculoskeletal Restrictions

·         Joints Swelling

·         Ligament and Muscle Sprain

·         Back Pain

·         Hip Pain

·         Acute Ankle Sprain

Type of Tools

1.       Buffalo Horn- These tools are mainly use for Gua Sha but can also be use IASTM. These are cheaper in cost and are easily available.

2.       Jade Tools- These are very heavy in weight and are very slippery but will break Easley if dropped.

3.       Plastic Tools- These tools are also easily available are made of plastic and are available in various designs. These are commonly used for practice purpose.

4.       Stainless Steel Tools- Stainless Steel Tools are the best for IASTM treatment. It is a must for any Physical Therapist. The steel used in making resonates well with the tissue. It comes in different shapes and sizes for different part of the body.

Conclusion

 IASTM is a revolutionary step in the field Physiotherapy. It is very effective in many cases and have gained its popularity due to the results it gave.

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Dry Needling and Acupuncture : Are They Different

Getting ourselves pierced with needles is in trend now a days and getting a tattoo is the first thing that came in our mind when we talk about needles. But tattoos are not the only thing where we get pierced by needles. Dry needling and acupuncture are two other methods to get pierced and that also willingly.

A question arises here that is dry needling and acupuncture is same or they are different. To know the answer, first we need to know about both terms.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a key component if traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is a technique consist of statement, believes and practices that are passed by generation to generation and claimed to be both scientific and factual.

Dry Needling

Another name for dry needling is myofascial trigger point dry needling. Dry needling often used to treat myofascial trigger points. It is also used to target connective tissues, neural and muscular elements.

How Dry Needling and Acupuncture are different from each other?

Both techniques will look very similar to someone untrained. So, how can one distinguish between the two? Well, the main difference is the point where they being pierced and who performs the treatment.

The primary difference between acupuncture and dry needling is that acupuncture treats for the purpose of the flow of energy through traditional Chinese medicine while dry needling follows scientific diagnosis.

Dry needling is a modern physiological treatment which is performed by a trained Physical Therapist. It addresses the neuromuscular conditions of the body. On the other hand, acupuncture is traditional healing method being used for thousands of years. It focuses on the flow of chi or energy within our body.

Acupuncture works as pain relieve to the muscles by the release of endorphin and manages the balance of energy level in the body. It also has anti-inflammatory on the muscular tissues. While, dry needling works by deactivating the trigger points of the muscle cells. It also promotes the protein formation in the muscles.

Conclusion

Acupuncture and dry needling both are a form for alternative medicine and works for pain management. Acupuncture needs traditional classical training before someone practices it but dry needling is performed by a physical practitioner. But the treatment area for acupuncture is very vast in comparison with dry needling. It can cure a wide range of disorders all at the same time.

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Manual Therapy and Its techniques

How often do we think after a long and tired day “It would be great to get massage.”? Sometimes we do try at home but is it that effective? Do we really know what Manual Therapy is? Manual Therapy is defined as a hands-on physical technique to mobilize or manipulate the joints and muscles. It is used by Physiotherapist, Physicians, Massage Therapist and Occupational Therapist.

It is often used to treat musculoskeletal pain, physical disabilities and to relax muscles. A physiotherapist uses his hand to produce movements in the trigger area to provide relaxing effects.

Manual Therapy Techniques

Though hands are used as the main tool for Manual Therapy but there are number of other tools and techniques that are used in Manual Therapy. After diagnosed by a Physician, the right technique is implied as per the complaint.

Tissue mobilization is the most common technique. This technique is used to treat the issues occurred due to the damage or stress on soft tissues like sprain and strain. In this technique, connective tissues are relaxed by promoting mobility and flexibility.

Joint mobilization is another method.  This technique is for the treatment of joint stiffness, joint pain and other musculoskeletal problems. Results of joint mobilization are reducing in pain, losing the stiffness and increase in range of motion. This is also used in hospitals on those patients who are bed ridden for a long time to avoid joint stiffness.

European massage and Asian Bodywork therapy are two other form of Manual therapy. European massage is more focused on the physical aspect. In European massage, physical health and improvement in the range of motion is more important. They use methods that are beneficial for physical ability. In Asian Bodywork therapy, the focus is on physical health as well as mental health. Many techniques are used in Asian bodywork therapy that provides peace to the mind, soul and spirit including the electromagnetic and energetic field.

Conclusion

Manual therapy is a vast field and there are many methods and techniques that are being used regularly and people are getting good results. Cultural variation may be seen in the methods but every method focus on one aspect and is for the betterment and good for the patient.  

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a type of inflammatory disease, in which the immune system of our body misidentifies its own body’s tissues and ligaments and began to attack them in the place of foreign substance like bacteria and virus. This causes inflammation, painful swelling in the affected part of the body. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) mainly attacks the joints can also affects many part of the body at the same time. It mainly affects hands, feet, wrist and knees. In some cases, eyes and skin are also affected.

Disease Description

The actual cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is yet not known. Genes, environment and hormones might be the cause for this. Smoking cigarette increases the chances of developing the disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can begin at any age but the risk increases with age. Studies also say that women are more at risk of getting affected.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) acts differently for different people. In some people this disease lasts for few months or a couple of years, then it redeems without cause major damage while in some people the symptoms met get worst and causes flares, which are burning like sensation in the affected areas and then it gets better. Others may have the extreme type of disease and can last for many years or for lifetime. This type can cause severe damage to the joints and also other parts of the body.

How to detect Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is hard to detect as the actual cause for it is not known. The number of factors that causes rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more than one, so a single test or technique is not enough.

The symptoms for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be same as other joint diseases. This may mislead the diagnosis.

It may take a while or even dew years in some cases to develop the symptoms completely.

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sometimes are similar with other arthritis diseases. It is very important to visit a specialized person in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Doctors specialized in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are called ‘Rheumatologists’ and they can make the correct diagnosis.

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Leading a life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not an easy task. It cause pain, tiredness and fatigue which is not easy to understand for those who are not affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Medication, treatment and self-management strategies can treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but one needs to stay positive and always ready to fight with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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What is Inflammatory Arthritis: An Introduction.

Inflammatory arthritis is a group of disease caused due to over reactive immune system that results in inflammatory. It affects the joints thought the body at the same time. Inflammatory arthritis is very uncommon compared to Osteoarthritis and can affect people of any age.

Many types of inflammatory arthritis occurs due to the inflammatory of joins resulting joints pains and stiffness but inflammatory arthritis can also effect other connective tissues like lungs, heart, skin, eyes and other organs. Most importantly, the damage caused due to inflammatory arthritis is irreversible.

How inflammatory Arthritis Affects.

 In a healthy person, the inflammatory is limited and under control and is helpful in fighting any foreign substance in our body. Once the virus or infection causing bacteria is eliminated, inflammatory resumes to its normal appearance.

While in a person with inflammatory arthritis, the immune response is affected and loses its ability to self-regulate.  It causes when the body cannot differentiate between its own cell and tissue and any foreign substance. As a result, inflammation occurs where it is not needed and causes damage to the joints, tissues and ligaments. Ultimately, it chronically affects the other part of our body like heart, lungs, eyes and skin.

Symptoms of Inflammatory Arthritis.

 The most common symptoms for inflammatory arthritis are:

·         Joint pain and stiffness after a long rest or a period of in-activeness.

·         Swelling and redness in the affected areas.

·         Feeling of warmth and burning sensation.

·         Inflammation on other parts of the body as well.

·         Systematic complaints including extreme tiredness.

How Inflammatory Arthritis can be treated?

The treatment for inflammatory arthritis is a combination of medication, exercise and technical methods. The treatment focuses on relieving swelling and pain, uses of medication to improve the immune system and preventing the loss of mobility and body functions.

Conclusion.

 The diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis can take weeks or even months and can be overwhelming as well. Coming out with the term of inflammatory arthritis and understanding and dealing can be stressful of the patient. But working closely with the therapist, there so much can be to control inflammatory arthritis and maintain a comfortable and active lifestyle.