week 14 Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT) Treatment

Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT) has been defined as follows:

"Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy is a specialised area of physiotherapy / physical therapy for the management of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, based on clinical reasoning, using highly specific treatment approaches including manual techniques and therapeutic exercises. Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy also encompasses, and is driven by, the available scientific and clinical evidence and the biopsychosocial framework of each individual patient." -

"OMPT is any 'hands-on' treatment provided by the physical therapist. Treatment may include moving joints in specific directions and at different speeds to regain movement (joint mobilization and manipulation), muscle stretching, passive movements of the affected body part, or having the patient move the body part against the therapist’s resistance to improve muscle activation and timing. Selected specific soft tissue techniques may also be used to improve the mobility and function of tissue and muscles. Orthopaedic manual physical therapists treat acute and chronic symptomatic conditions in body regions including the head, neck, back, arms and legs. Early, consistent and skillful manual physical therapy, combined with exercise and patient education, is central to the OMPT therapist’s practice."

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