Manual Therapy in Colchester
At Colchester Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, we offer expert manual therapy in Colchester to help relieve pain and improve mobility. Manual therapy is a hands-on treatment that uses skilled techniques to assess and treat your soft tissue and joints.
So, whether you’re experiencing stiffness or pain, our expert team uses manual therapy techniques to ease your symptoms and get you moving better. Manual therapy is often highly effective when combined with other treatments such as exercise.
Manual Therapy Can Help With:
Movement restrictions and stiffness
Joint pain and dysfunction
Muscle tightness and tension
Pain from acute or subacute injuries
Recovery from sports injuries
Post-operative rehabilitation
Preparation for surgery (prehabilitation)
How Does Manual Therapy Work?
Each manual therapy treatment with Colchester Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic begins with a thorough assessment This enables us to understand what is causing your problem and how it's affecting you. Following this, we will create a personalised treatment plan, bespoke to your needs.
What to Expect From an Appointment:
Discussion: Your physiotherapist will talk through your symptoms, medical history and goals from treatment.
Assessment: They will carry out an assessment to understand the underlying cause of your problem and how it is affecting your movement and function.
Hands-on Treatment: Your physiotherapists will use appropriate manual therapy techniques to reduce pain and improve mobility.
Home Exercise Programme: You may be given exercises to do at home to support your recovery and help you maintain the improvements made during treatment.
Meet Our Manual Therapists
Craig Fowlie
Senior Physiotherapist with a Masters Degree in Sports & Exercise Medicine
Chris Wheat
Senior Physiotherapist
Amy Eade
Senior Physiotherapist
Cancer Care Specialist
Carl Green
Senior Physiotherapist
Specialist Musculoskeletal
Conditions Manual Therapy can Treat
FAQ's
What is meant by manual therapy?
Manual therapy is a hands-on physical therapy technique where physiotherapists apply direct, skilled forces to joints and soft tissues to reduce pain, improve mobility and restore function.
Is manual therapy the same as physiotherapy?
Manual therapy and physiotherapy are pretty similar however some manual therapists complete further specialist training.
What is an example of manual therapy?
An example of what manual therapy would be for someone with hip pain is that during your session, your therapist may use manual therapy techniques such as joint and soft tissue mobilisation or massage to improve range of motion and decrease stiffness and discomfort when you walk.
What is manual therapy vs massage?
Massage mainly focuses on relaxation and muscle tension, whereas manual therapy is used to restore function and improve movement.
If you're curious to learn more, feel free to reach out and get in touch with us. We're here to answer your questions and provide the information you're looking for.
"Just wanted to say many thanks for your help in getting greater rotation in my clunky, clicky shoulder joint! Very happy to say I now have full rotation and can 'windmill' equally on both sides with no discomfort and various yoga positions are also much more comfortable as a result. The clunking is also reduced and I'll continue with exercising to hopefully maintain the improvements. Many thanks once again."
Patricia - 19 June 2018
