THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS
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Manual therapy includes manipulation as well as mobilization of joints and soft tissue. These techniques have proved to be quite effective in the management of pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction. This can be established because of the large number of studies that have been done to test the validity of these techniques. There have been many systematic reviews looking at the effectiveness of manipulation and/or mobilization for different conditions. A recent systematic review was done to see if manipulation and mobilization was more effective than physiotherapy and general practitioner care for low back pain. This particular review was done because there are many people who practice manipulation that would like to see manipulation used as an alternative to the traditional treatments of low back pain. The review concluded that manipulation was more effective than physiotherapy and general practitioner care for patients with acute low back pain. This suggests that manipulation is a viable alternative to patients seeking care for low back pain. (Arumugam and Harikesavan2021)
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Khadra Masoud Ibrahim Albishy
Dentist's assist, Dental clinic complex in southern Riyadh
Fatimah Abdulrahman Shaher AL-sheheri
Dental assistant, Prince Sultan Center in Hamdia
Abdulaziz Nasser Abdullah ALMUDHEE
Dentist, Manfuha Health Center
Majdah Salem Saadi Alhejaili
Dental technician, Primary care center of Manfuha
Alia Hamed Seid Aldossry
Dentist's Assist, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Riyadh
Abeer Abdul Aziz Mubarak Almubarak
Dentist's Assist, King Salman Hospital in Riyadh
Batool Saeed Al Qahtani
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