About us

Manual therapy is a highly skilled treatment option specific to your condition. The manual therapists at APT are interested in why a joint or muscle is not functioning properly and view exercise not as the main mode of recovery but as an important complement to manual therapy treatment. Manual therapy is most often used to decrease pain, increase range of motion, reduce inflammation, promote relaxation, improve soft tissue repair, flexibility, and/or stability, and improve function. Manual therapy involves hands on mobilization of joints or soft tissues with the purpose of regaining pain-free natural movement of the body. Manual therapists assess the quality and quantity of movement at a specific joint or area of soft tissue. Once a deficit is found, the therapist will choose one or more specific hands-on techniques to correct the problem and restore proper function to the affected area. Functional dry needling, LASER, and blood flow restriction training are also commonly used at APT.