WHAT IS E.S. MANUAL THERAPY?
Manual
therapy is a treatment method that directly engages the joints of our body. The
founder is G. van der Bijl, Sr., who coined the name 'manual therapy' for this
method of treatment. The method is also referred to as " Manual Therapy ®
ES' and the practitioner as ' Manual Therapist ® ES'.
The ES ® means 'eggshell specialist' which refers to the fact that the treatment technique is so subtle, an eggshell will not break with the force used.
Characteristics of Manual Therapy ® ES
1. The method is a dynamic (manual) manipulation, in which the movement range in the joint being handled is seen in relation to other joints. It is not simply 'corrected' in isolation from the whole.
2. It is a 'total' treatment of the widest possible chain of joints in the body that is relevant in the context of the complaint(s), even if the complaint is felt only in one place.
3. The treatment is performed carefully and thoroughly. No 'high velocity thrust technique' is used. (In other words, there are no abrupt actions used in the treatment.)
Each person is recognizable in his or her own body type, attitude and preference of movement and therefore has an individual movement pattern. Movement occurs in the joints. Central to manual therapy is the improvement of the joint's mobility in the entire body. The execution of movements is dependent on the shape of the joints. Form and function are linked together: Movements help determine the resulting shape of our joints. And consequently, we develop preferred movement patterns.
Typically, in a complaint in the musculoskeletal area, a joint does not respond adequately to a requested function. This in turn distorts the individual movement pattern. The manual therapy focuses on restoring the disturbed relationship between form and function.
The musculoskeletal system, including all the joints of the human body as well as their associated muscles and nerves, form a whole and functions as such. Within this "functional wholeness", dysfunction can occur at one or more locations. These are expressed in complaints. This is why, during a manual therapy session, all the relevant chains of movement of the body are treated "as a whole".
The ES ® means 'eggshell specialist' which refers to the fact that the treatment technique is so subtle, an eggshell will not break with the force used.
Characteristics of Manual Therapy ® ES
1. The method is a dynamic (manual) manipulation, in which the movement range in the joint being handled is seen in relation to other joints. It is not simply 'corrected' in isolation from the whole.
2. It is a 'total' treatment of the widest possible chain of joints in the body that is relevant in the context of the complaint(s), even if the complaint is felt only in one place.
3. The treatment is performed carefully and thoroughly. No 'high velocity thrust technique' is used. (In other words, there are no abrupt actions used in the treatment.)
Each person is recognizable in his or her own body type, attitude and preference of movement and therefore has an individual movement pattern. Movement occurs in the joints. Central to manual therapy is the improvement of the joint's mobility in the entire body. The execution of movements is dependent on the shape of the joints. Form and function are linked together: Movements help determine the resulting shape of our joints. And consequently, we develop preferred movement patterns.
Typically, in a complaint in the musculoskeletal area, a joint does not respond adequately to a requested function. This in turn distorts the individual movement pattern. The manual therapy focuses on restoring the disturbed relationship between form and function.
The musculoskeletal system, including all the joints of the human body as well as their associated muscles and nerves, form a whole and functions as such. Within this "functional wholeness", dysfunction can occur at one or more locations. These are expressed in complaints. This is why, during a manual therapy session, all the relevant chains of movement of the body are treated "as a whole".
