Manual Therapy(History and Concepts): Course Outline (MSHC-753)

Manual Therapy(History and Concepts)

1. History of Manual Therapy:

• Introduction
• Folk Medicine
• Professional Bone setters
• Osteopathy
• Chiropractic

2. Chiropractic versus Physical Therapy:

• Introduction

• Differences

3. Development of Manual Therapy in different parts of the globe:

• The development of manual therapy in Norway

• The development of manual therapy in Australia
• The appearance of International manual therapy organizations
• Introduction of manual therapy in the united  States

4. Different concepts in manual therapy:

• Kaltonborn concept
• Maitland concept
• Mechanize approach
• Ola Grimsby approach

5. Modern manual Therapy:

• Introduction
• Techniques
• Evidence based practice

6. Manual Techniques used by Physical Therapists:

• Soft tissue mobilization techniques
• Joint mobilization techniques
• Manipulation techniques
• Exercises Therapy

7. Principles of Manual Therapy:

• Rules for motion in concave and convex joints
• Basic Manual Therapy treatment rules
• Basic Mobilization techniques

8. Terminology in Biomechanics:

• Statics
• Dynamics
• Kinematics

9. Osteokinematics:

• Longitudinal axcess
• Mechanical axis
• Circumdution
• Rotation
• Swing
• Spin
• Impure swing
• Adjunct rotation

10. Arthrokinematics:

• Translatoric(linear) motion

• Cardinal swing
• Arcuate swing
• Conjunct rotation
• Summary of spine and rotation movements

11. Positions of Joints:

• The closed packed position
• The loose packed position
• The Position of reference