Manual and Instrument-Based Therapy

Services

Manual and Instrument-Based Therapy

Orthopaedic manual therapy to the international IFOMPT standards, complemented by instrument-based methods to relieve pain and treat chronic complaints.

Treatment at the Dolomiti Athletic Center

Manual therapy

Orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT) is a physiotherapy specialisation that combines up-to-date clinical reasoning with advanced manual techniques. All of our physiotherapists have completed dedicated training or a master's programme meeting the international IFOMPT standards — a guarantee of a safe and effective approach.

Skills and techniques

  • Advanced clinical reasoning
  • Joint manipulations (HVLA)
  • Fascial manipulations
  • Manual lymphatic drainage according to Vodder
Treatment at the Dolomiti Athletic Center

Instrument-based therapy

Instrument-based therapy supports the manual work, especially in the early phases of rehabilitation: it helps to reduce pain, control inflammation and speed up tissue recovery. The technologies are selected according to the clinical picture and integrated into the overall treatment plan.

Available technologies

  • Game Ready compression cryotherapy (Bolzano)
  • Compex electrostimulation (Bolzano and Merano)
  • Magnetotherapy (Bolzano and Merano)
  • Winform shockwave therapy (Bolzano)
  • Human Tecar therapy (Bolzano)

The service is available at the Bolzano and Merano centres.