Hands-on Physiotherapy Services in Perth
Experience the Healing Power of Hands-on Manual Therapy
If you have symptoms after an injury, or if you’re struggling with chronic pain, our practitioners can offer you a variety of manual treatments and techniques to get you feeling better.
Manual therapy can relieve many of the aches and pains you experience daily. Our physiotherapists are highly trained in numerous manual therapy treatments that are used to decrease pain in the joints and muscles, decrease swelling, and improve mobility, flexibility and range of motion.
At Archer St Physiotherapy Centre, we believe in the power of hands-on therapy. We offer a variety of techniques that can help improve your condition, including remedial massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation, myofascial releases, and specialised Mulligan’s techniques. We often combine these techniques with exercise prescription and other modalities to provide a comprehensive approach to recovery and pain management. Our therapists are highly skilled and experienced, and favour the use of manual therapy over machine-based modalities, and they will work with you to develop a treatment plan that is tailored to your individual needs.
Benefits
Advantages Of Hands-on Therapy
Hands-on therapy is one of the most specialized forms of physiotherapy. Physiotherapists use their hands to expertly apply pressure to muscle tissue or mobilise joints. Our therapists use manual therapy to reach treatment goals, including:
Decreased Pain
An direct benefit of manual therapy, pain can be relieved by addressing desensitising painful neural pathways, releasing tense muscles and correcting joint alignment.
Increase joint mobility
Why Choose Archer St Physiotherapy Centre for Hands-on Therapy
Archer St Physiotherapy Centre offers hands-on therapy, which combines manual therapy techniques to treat a huge range of symptoms and conditions. This approach can be combined with exercise and pain-relieving modalities to manage many different types of concerns, including pain, stiffness, inflammation and poor mobility. From your initial consult, hands-on manual therapy will start the ball rolling with your recovery. Call today and schedule a session with us!
- Easily accessible location in Carlisle with inclusive amenities
- Effective and Hands-On Physiotherapy from your first visit
- Multi-award winning Physiotherapy Practice
- Free and convenient on-site Parking
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ's About Hands-On Therapy
Is manual therapy the same as massage?
Soft tissue or remedial massage is one of several “hands-on” interventions included in the assortment of manual therapy techniques. Unlike at-home or day spa masseuses, the manual therapy techniques provided by a qualified physiotherapist are based on the therapist’s specific training in anatomy and pathology, their experience and superior skill in treating structures beyond just soft tissue – including joints, bones, nerves and circulatory structures.
Treatment of various conditions with manual therapy involves a variety of hands-on techniques, more specialised than just “massage”. During the acute phase of rehabilitation, a combination of these techniques may be used, along with other modalities such as rehabilitation exercises or dry needling.
What are the different therapeutic techniques used for hands-on therapy?
Manual therapy is considered a “hands-on” treatment since each technique included in this category involves the therapist physically touching you to create a positive change. You will find a wide array of different techniques, including:
- Remedial Massage:
A combination of firm gliding movements applied to muscles or connective tissue to facilitate tissue relaxation, increase mobility and decrease pain in the concerned area. - Joint Manipulation:
A rapid, thrust-like technique that temporarily stretches a joint capsule beyond its normal range of motion to increase mobility and decrease stiffness of the joint. - Joint Mobilisation:
Repetitive, rhythmic movements or pressure to a joint to increase its mobility and desensitise pain. - Trigger Point Release:
Sustained pressure over a trigger point or ‘knot’ within a muscle belly, to reduce soft tissue tightness, increase circulation and decrease pain. - Passive Stretching:
Increasing flexibility in a particular area through the extension of a muscle or group of muscles, assisted by the therapist.
All of the techniques listed above can be beneficial and are used by your physiotherapist where indicated by their assessment of your injury. They are often used in combination with each other. After an evaluation, your physiotherapist will determine which technique is more beneficial for your condition and will tailor a treatment plan for your effective recovery. Your physiotherapist can provide you with more information about which hands-on technique may be beneficial to you.
