30 March 2016 · 5 Minute Physio Tips · 9 min

5 Minute Physio Tip - Manual Therapy - Fantastic Or A Complete Waste Of Time

Manual therapy is used by Physiotherapists in the treatment of all sorts of musculoskeletal conditions, and comes under fire for a number of reasons, including it's passive nature and causing patient reliance. Is manual therapy a useful treatment option, or a complete waste of time? When is it completely useless and when does it add value to your treatment?

Find out my thoughts in this episode of 5 minute Physio tips (which is unique in a number of ways, including that it may just happen to run a few minutes longer than 5 minutes).

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