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.

Manual therapy and DAM are aimed at improving joint mobility and overall movement. The effect of treatment may vary from person to person and depending on the condition. The manual therapist’s treatment programme further consists of giving proper instructions, advice, guidance and insight into healthy movement.

Through specialised training, the manual therapist can assess which factors may be contributing to your symptoms and work with you to develop an appropriate treatment plan.

If you have reduced joint mobility or experience pain during movement, manual therapy may be used as part of your physiotherapy treatment. The treatment is aimed at improving mobility and daily functioning

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.

During the first appointment, the manual therapist will assess your symptoms and discuss which treatment may be appropriate

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: 

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 treatment is aimed at improving freedom of movement and function. Results may vary from person to person and depending on the condition. 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.

Fysiotherapie in Den Haag Centrum Buurtschap 2005

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