What is Joint Manipulation and How Can It Ease Your Pain

It’s surprising how a lot of people still believe that you can only suffer from joint and muscle pain from doing too much physical activity, but did you know that the lack of physical activity can also cause you body pains or worse suffer from muscle and joint injury?

While it may seem more comfortable to sit or lie on the bed while reading a book or watching a show, engaging in daily physical activity is strongly recommended to prevent injury. If you experience discomfort, you may try a range of joint-manipulation techniques and exercises to alleviate joint pain.

What is joint manipulation?

Joint manipulation is one of the most common practices for relieving pain and providing patients with a better range of motion or ROM. It is also known as manual therapy and is often used by healthcare professionals and physiotherapists to reduce pain and restore/ improve a patient’s range of motion, allowing for better movement and enhancing their quality of life.

Joint manipulation vs Joint mobilisation

You may be wondering which is better: joint manipulation or joint mobilisation, since these two are often compared. The answer is that it depends on the kind of injury or discomfort you’re experiencing. While these two are often compared, licensed therapists and healthcare professionals frequently use them together or simultaneously when treating patients.

Joint manipulation is often done by performing a swift thrust to the joint to provide immediate relief. On the other hand, joint mobilisation is a slower manual therapy technique in which a physiotherapist aims to relieve joint stiffness by slowly moving the joint in a specific direction. If stiffness or pain persists, joint manipulation will be added to the treatment as part of the recovery process.

Professionals commonly use both methods to treat back pain, which is typically caused by muscle/joint strain. Although, as mentioned above, it is generally part of the treatment program to provide immediate relief and improve ROM, it is highly recommended that patients consult physiotherapy clinics in Dubai for a proper diagnosis before undertaking any physiotherapy exercises.

Whether you’re feeling any discomfort in your joints or you feel that your range of motion has been reduced, you may always seek the help of a physiotherapist for a proper diagnosis. Scandinavian Physiotherapy Center DMCC offers a range of treatment plans that are best suited to the specific needs of our clients. You may visit our clinic for consultation or book an appointment for joint manipulation.