操作治療學
操作治療學（英語：Manual therapy，manipulative therapy，或manual & manipulative therapy），又稱手法治療、徒手治療、手技療法，一種由物理治療師、按摩師、整脊師與骨療師所採用的基本物理治療法，用來舒緩肌肉、關節與骨骼的痛苦與不適。它通常包括了肌肉的搓揉與活動，關節活動以及關節矯正，類似於中國傳統的推拿按摩。
參見
[編輯]延伸閱讀
[編輯]- Karel Lewit. Manipulative therapy in rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999. ISBN 0-7506-2964-9.
- Weiselfish-Giammatteo, S., J. B. Kain; et al. Integrative manual therapy for the connective tissue system: myofascial release. Berkeley, Calif: North Atlantic Books. 2005.
- Kimberly Burnham, PhD. Integrative Manual Therapy. West Hartford, CT: The Burnham Review. 2007.
外部連結
[編輯]- American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）
- American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）
- European Association of Manual and Manipulative Therapies (Archived from the original)
- Evidence Based Medicine in the field of Traditional Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Manual Therapy
- International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists
- Manual Therapy （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）, Musculoskeletal Consumer Review