Manipulative Medicine

Manipulative Medicine helps provide motion to tissues, and frees the body to do its job without mechanical complications. Below you will find brief descriptions of the manipulative medicines provided here at PT Center for Women:

​Joint mobilization: Working directly with the joint through direct or indirect force by the therapist will help restore or improve motion that has been lost through injury or over time.

Visceral mobilization: There are layers of connective tissue surrounding each organ system in the body. If those connective tissues become restricting in any way, the organ itself may need to work harder in order to do it’s normal functions. By freeing the tissues around the organ, the natural motility, or inherent movement of the organ is restored.


Myofascial release: Fascia, or connective tissue, surrounds all of the body’s muscles and organs. It, just like muscle, can become bound or restricted. It can then become a component of long-standing postural issues or generalized chronic pain.

Craniosacral therapy: The closed-system of the brain and spinal cord contains cerebral spinal fluid, which normally has free-flowing pulsing rhythm, or movement within the central nervous system. If the rhythm becomes restricted or stops, headaches, facial pain, and pelvic pain can all be exacerbated. By restoring the natural rhythm or balance in the central nervous system, the brain is allowed to take up it’s maximal space in order to do the essential, vital jobs it must do 24 hours a day.

Exercise Prescription: Restorative exercise is provided to all our patients, and the purpose behind it is to not only maintain the range of motion and tissue tone we improve upon during treatment, but also to give you the tools to independently heal your body.