AH 531. Manual Therapy Techniques (3)

Provides students an in-depth understanding and "hands on experience" of manual techniques relevant to current clinical practice. This course focuses on manual techniques for evaluation and intervention to modulate pain, increase joint range of motion, reduce soft tissue inflammation, induce relaxation, and improve contractile and non-contractile tissue extensibility. Specific techniques include massage, myofascial release, joint mobilizations, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, and cupping techniques. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week.