What is Manual Therapy and DAM Therapy?

The aim of manual therapy and DAM therapy is, on the one hand, to make the joints function better and, on the other, to improve your posture and movements. To do this, the manual therapist uses a number of specific techniques that can be applied in the joints.

The effects of manual therapy and DAM therapy  are often immediate: you feel an improvement in freedom of movement and a decrease in pain. The manual therapist’s treatment programme further consists of giving proper instructions, advice, guidance and insight into healthy movement.

A Manual Therapist / DAM Therapist is a physiotherapist who has completed a course in manual therapy /DAM after completing his physiotherapy training. In doing so, he has gained additional knowledge of the body’s movement capabilities and, in particular, the spine. Thanks to his specialized training, the manual therapist is in an excellent position to assess the cause of your complaints. This allows him to suggest a tailor-made solution for each body.

When to see a Manual Therapist /DAM Therapist?

If you have difficulty moving a joint, or are in pain because of it, manual therapy can help. The effects of manual therapy are often noticeable immediately after treatment; joints function better and movement becomes easier.Examples of complaints a Manual Therapist /DAM Therapist can treat:

• headache and  neck pain combined with poor spinal movement;
• neck and shoulder complaints with radiation to the arms;
• low back pain, with or without radiation to the legs;
• higher back pain, whether or not combined with rib and chest pain;
• dizziness when moving the neck;
• jaw pain, whether or not combined with neck pain;
• hip complaints.

Already during the examination at the first appointment, it will become clear whether and how your specific complaint can be remedied. Immediately after the first appointment, you will have clarity about further treatment.

Working method Manual Therapist  /DAM Therapist

Intake: quick clarity

After an initial screening, your first appointment consists of two parts: an interview and a physical examination. In the interview, the manual therapist asks questions about your complaints; for example, how they arise and when they increase or decrease. This is followed by a physical examination, in which the manual therapist assesses your posture and movements and examines your joints. This identifies the causes of your complaints. Together with the patient, the manual therapist decides whether manual therapy makes sense. If not, the manual therapist

will discuss with the patient an approach for further treatment. So you have clarity about the follow-up immediately after the first appointment

Treatment: effective therapy

The Manual Therapist /DAM Therapist knows a number of specific techniques that can be applied in the joints to make the joints function better and improve your posture and movements. The effects are often immediate: you feel an improvement in freedom of movement and a decrease in pain. The manual therapist’s treatment programme further consists of giving proper instructions, advice, guidance and insight into healthy movement.

50 % of our patients is expat. We are an international health care centre for physiotherapy .We are an international health care center for physical therapy. Healthcare center for expats.

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