Emma Pill
ACPAT Chartered Physiotherapist
Treating Human Equine & Canine
Joint Mobilisations
Joint Mobilisation & Manipulations
Joint Mobilisations & Manipulations.
Joint mobility depends on how freely it can move through range, which is crucial for effective movement. Problems occur when joints either become too stiff or too mobile, effecting the balance between joint MOBILITY and joint STABILITY. Physiotherapist can identify joints that are either too stiff or hypermobile. Stiff joints can be moved passively according to their angle and location using Maitland mobilisations, a graded series of joint movements that restore joint function. For joints that are hypermobile suitable corrective exercises to stabilise the joints may be prescribed. If not corrected, joint instabilities can lead to ligamentous strain, poor muscle activation and reduce optimal movement.