Some of the health issues individuals are complaining of, in this hectic world can be alleviated or with the use of a couple of fantastic Physiotherapy techniques, Connective Tissue Manipulation and Manual lymph drainage. I have explained the two techniques in the subsequent paragraphs and then followed with a description of one of the issues it can remedy Sciatica. Other problems that can be sorted out by this technique are referred pain, cold hands and feet, slipped disc, reynauds, groin strain and Supraspinatus tendinitus.

How can some of these issues be alleviated?

Connective Tissue Reflex Manipulation

Applied by the Physiotherapist with the maleable surface of the fingers to move one layer of skin on the layer underneath. This motion creates a quick, sharp, flex reflex, causing a reaction, which spreads out along the connective tissue. The patient’s brain translates this reaction as if it were a ‘cut’ or a ‘abrasion’. The tighter the connective tissue the bigger the flex reflex and sharper to the individual|therefore the sharper the ‘cut’ feels to the individual}. The reaction is a small reaction which travels through the liquid in the connective tissue and eases tension. The reduction in tension surrounding the blood vessel walls lets additional blood to move into the damaged area and so reduces the swelling. Softening the connective tissue also allows more motion to happen without triggering off irritation and therefore pain. Treatment often starts at a distance from the damaged part gradually working closer to the source of damage. The benefits of Connective Tissue Manipulation are cumulative. After the tension has been lowered by treatment the reduction is maintained. Continued reduction in connective tissue tension happens with each additional treatment. The amount to which the reduction in connective tissue tension is maintained is conditional on the amount of stress added to the body by the patient’s lifestyle. Connective Tissue Manipulation is a technique studied at postgraduate level in the United Kingdom and because of this it hasn’t travelled very quickly around the land. At the last calculation, there were something like two dozen Physiotherapists in the United Kingdom actively carrying out Connective Tissue Manipulation.