Manual therapy can help some people feel better in the short term. It is not a requirement for recovery, and it is rarely the thing that creates lasting change. It’s a want, not a need. This might challenge what you’ve heard, so I’ll explain my stance on this area. What do we mean by manual therapy? Manual therapy is a broad label for hands‑on treatments where a therapist uses their hands and sometimes tools to apply physical techniques aimed at reducing pain or temporarily i

“I think we should scan everyone” When I first started out in physiotherapy, I honestly thought this was the best solution. Why wouldn’t  we scan everyone? MRI, X‑ray, ultrasound, CT, surely if we could see inside the body, we’d know exactly what was causing the pain. At the time, I assumed the only barriers were cost and practicality. Too many people, not enough scanners. Simple. What I hadn’t really considered were two much bigger questions: How would this scan actually cha