What is Integrative manual Therapy?

The human body has been blessed with the inherent ability to heal itself. Years of unhealthy living lead to blockages at the cellular level that interfere with and degrade the body’s natural healing power. When the body’s ability to heal is compromised, it becomes susceptible to a wide variety of disease and ailments. Integrative Manual Therapy is unique form of therapy that allows these blockages to be released and the body to be restored to its normal healthy state. This unique form of therapy has been in existence since the 1970’s and is rapidly gaining in popularity all over the world.

How does Integrative Manual Therapy work?

Integrative Manual Therapy is so called because unlike modern day medicine, it seeks to treat the whole body instead of focusing on a specific symptom. In doing so it manages to take the effects of treatment to the cellular level, thereby not only curing the body of any ailments but leaving it in a far healthier condition than before. This form of therapy primarily addresses the musculoskeletal system and uses a combination of structural and functional rehabilitation techniques to affect a cure. By using these techniques, Integrative Manual Therapy stimulates the body’s natural immunity and powers of recuperation and assists them in bringing the body back to a healthy state.

A typical session of Integrative Manual Therapy can last for an hour or more. At the start of the session, the therapist will examine your medical history and ask you what you expect from the treatment. You may also be asked to perform some simple movements such as sitting, standing and bending so that the therapist can assess your range of motion. Finally you will be asked to lie down fully clothed on a table. The therapist then uses various Integrative Manual Therapy diagnostic techniques to further assess the condition of your body and determine the areas of blockages. This is a long process and your first session may only consist of this diagnostic process.

Once the diagnosis is made, the therapist start treatment by using a series of structural and functional rehabilitation techniques that are unique to Integrative Manual Therapy. These techniques comprise of a number of gentle, non-invasive strokes that are designed to free any blockages and stimulate the healing process. As a part of the functional technique, you may be taught certain postures and exercises that will help to promote flexibility and healing.