Orthopaedic Division Clinical Update (ODCU)
Mechanisms of Manual Therapy
A Note From the Editors
Vol 34 no 4 – August 2021: MECHANISMS OF Manual Therapy
As our profession evolves and new evidence emerges, we must continue to re-evaluate our clinical reasoning and decision-making to align with what we are learning from the body of evidence.
Article Summaries
- Mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain
- Regional Interdependence: An example of how the well-documented neurophysiological effect can shift our clinical decision making through looking at the bigger picture
- The patient in front of us: Patient expectations and manual therapy outcomes
- The value of ‘hands-on’ in chronic low back pain populations: Concepts relating to body schema and fear-avoidance behaviours
- The effects of spinal manipulative therapy on lower limb neurodynamic test outcomes in adults: a systematic review