manual therapy

INTRODUCTION



What is manual therapy?



The clinical Master in Manual therapy is a public postgraduate education for physiotherapists in examination and treatment of problems in the nerve-, muscle- and skeletal system. The postgraduate education shall enable the physiotherapist in analyses and evaluation of the neuromuscular-and biomechanical function in the locomotor system. Through general, local and specific examination, the joints of the body with related structures are assessed regarding mobility,stability and pain. Manual therapy includes specific and general treatment methods in order to improve or maintain function, or delay progressive functional deficiency. The treatment can include manipulative techniques on joints, that is, high velocity manual trust techniques in order to improve local function.

The manual therapists’ evaluation is based on a perspective that dysfunctions in the muscular-skeletal system may also be due to psychological and social conditions, and manipulative physiotherapy is put in the context of total patient management.

Aims for the Clinical Master in Manual Therapy for physiotherapists (MMT) The MMT is an education that shall enable the student to become a specialist in examination and treatment of patients with disorders in the musculoskeletal system. The student shall further develop his or her ability to critically evaluate the validity and efficacy of a wide range of musculoskeletal and manipulative physiotherapy assessment and treatment options. The MMT programme, targets physiotherapists who already have some clinical experience, and want to further develop their formal and clinical competence by enhanced theoretical knowledge, expanded practical skills, and by learning how to use scientifically based knowledge as basis for clinical practice.



The Clinical Master in Manual Therapy gives competency in manual therapy by:

- Being an advanced study in examination and treatment of disorders in the musculoskeletal
system

- Qualifying for advanced academic and evidence based clinical work in the area of
musculoskeletal and manipulative physiotherapy

- Qualifying for teaching and supervision

- Giving formal competence resulting in a Master of Philosophy in Health Science degree, which is the starting point for further research and PhD-studies, nationally as well as internationally.