操作治療學
学科
操作治療學(英語:Manual therapy,manipulative therapy,或manual & manipulative therapy),又稱手法治療、徒手治療、手技療法,一種由物理治療師、按摩師、整脊師與骨療師所採用的基本物理治療法,用來舒緩肌肉、關節與骨骼的痛苦與不適。它通常包括了肌肉的搓揉與活動,關節活動以及關節矯正,類似於中國傳統的推拿按摩。
參見
編輯延伸閱讀
編輯- Karel Lewit. Manipulative therapy in rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999. ISBN 0-7506-2964-9.
- Weiselfish-Giammatteo, S., J. B. Kain; et al. Integrative manual therapy for the connective tissue system: myofascial release. Berkeley, Calif: North Atlantic Books. 2005.
- Kimberly Burnham, PhD. Integrative Manual Therapy. West Hartford, CT: The Burnham Review. 2007.
外部連結
編輯- American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
- American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
- European Association of Manual and Manipulative Therapies (Archived from the original)
- Evidence Based Medicine in the field of Traditional Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Manual Therapy
- International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists
- Manual Therapy (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館), Musculoskeletal Consumer Review