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Manual Therapy's True Impact
- Manual therapy effectiveness varies and is often studied in isolation, which limits understanding its benefits.
- Combining manual therapy with exercise and education leads to better patient outcomes than each alone.
Therapist-Patient Energy Match
- Dr. Jeremy Boyd once had a patient who disliked his high-energy style and responded better after switching therapists.
- This highlights how therapeutic alliance depends on matching therapist style to patient needs.
Why Manual Therapy Divides Practitioners
- Resistance to manual therapy often stems from outdated biomechanical beliefs and fear it disempowers patients.
- Bias and social media's absolutes fuel polarizing views despite manual therapy's nuanced benefits.