Stiffness is caused by muscle tension, joint contracture, swelling, abnormal joint surface, abnormal joint movement or pain. Just simply pushing on a stiff joint doesn’t make it any looser and can perhaps make the problem worse if it’s from an untrained hand.
You’ll need someone with the right training and knowledge of joint anatomy and pathology, which is where a physio can come in. You can’t risk having the wrong procedure done to your body.
Knowing what muscle to release, which direction to push and what exercise to do is part of our job, and you can feel assured we know what we’re doing with your body. Give us a call!
