Unparalleled Manual Therapy Services

A Hands-On Approach

The core of our care at Symmetry is hands-on treatment. Our expert therapists incorporate a wide variety of manual therapies into each patient’s session, including joint mobilization, soft-tissue release techniques, nerve mobilization, assisted movements and stretching and high-velocity manipulations.

Symmetry’s therapists utilize manual therapy for a range of conditions, such as:

• Back and neck pain

• Chronic and migraine headaches

• Sciatica and associated leg pain

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• "Frozen” shoulder

• Plantar fasciitis

• Tendonitis

Enabling joints and muscles to move without restriction allows the body to attain optimal mobility. Restoring normal movement in an area that has been too loose or too stiff also has a significant impact on decreasing pain.

In addition, manual therapy can:

• Reduce pain and swelling

• Promote enhanced movement and mobility

• Improve physical function

• Remove activity limitations

• Induce relaxation

Physical therapy research confirms that the use of manual therapy generates good treatment results, particularly when combined with specifically designed programs of activity and movement. We utilize this best practice as the basis for virtually all of our patient care and carefully track progress towards your goals.

Many of our patients spend part of the time during their therapy visits performing a set of exercises, while another portion of the appointment is dedicated to manual therapy. During this time, a Symmetry physical therapist will use his or her hands to manipulate joints and put pressure on specific muscle tissue to reduce pain, improve flexibility and correct joint dysfunction. Although some of these techniques might sound like massage, manual therapy is more targeted to address a specific mechanical problem.