Level 7 (30 credits) Manual Therapy - Single module
- Part-time study available
- NHS Funding and bursaries available
- Duration :
One Semester, intake February
3 good reasons to study Manual Therapy at Salford
- Expand your knowledge and skills for advanced clinical reasoning in relation to manual therapy in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders
- Explore a range of manual therapy techniques in spinal and peripheral conditions
- Delivered by staff who are subject experts in their field
You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of MSc Advancing Physiotherapy course.
This module will explore:
- Risk assessment for manual therapy, including spinal manipulation
- Principles of osteopathic and chiropractic treatment
- Common manual therapy models e.g. Maitland, Cyriax
- Indications and precautions and contraindications for high velocity low amplitude thrust techniques in the treatment of mechanical musculoskeletal disorders of the spine and pelvis
- Advanced clinical reasoning strategies
- Mobility testing
- Practical application of manual techniques
- Combined movements, MWM's, Nags and snags, myofascial release
- Posture and biomechanics of movement dysfunction in spinal disorders
- Review of outcome measure