Novel Physiotherapies

Biography

Biography: Umasankar Mohanty

Abstract

Cervical and thoracic region dysfunctions are more prevalent in society in present era. It is primarily due to the position adapted in the work place and also the sedentary life style of the individuals. Neck pain is a common condition, with a 12-month prevalence of 30% to 50% and rates of activity-limiting pain of 1.7% to 11.5%. Recent interest in the thorax from a clinical perspective has been related to the recognition of the thoracic spine and ribs not only as a source of local and referred pain but also the influence of thoracic spine mobility on movement patterns in other regions of the spine and the shoulder girdle. Spinal manipulation/mobilization combined with exercise is effective for chronic non-specific neck pain. Thoracic spinal manipulation/mobilization is effective for acute/ sub-acute non-specific neck pain. In the workshop manual therapy techniques for the cervical region comprising of central P-A glide, cervical A-P glide, lateral P-A glide, transverse glide, high velocity low amplitude thrust techniques (HVLAT) will be demonstrated. For the thoracic region thoracic P-A glide, lateral glide, rib cage mobilization and thoracic region high velocity thrust techniques (HVT) will be demonstrated in the workshop.