Manual therapy is a specialized form of physical therapy that involves the use of physiotherapist's hands, and specific equipment in the treatment of patients with various diseases of soft tissues and joints.

The goals of this type of therapy are:
A) reduction of pain syndrome
B) spasm reduction
C) improving mobility in the joint
D) recovery of the function as a whole.

There are different types of manual therapy: traction, mobilization of soft tissues and joints, massage, lymphatic drainage. It is a significant form of physical therapy whose application at the right time, dose, and according to a certain dynamics completes the positive effect.