Manual Therapy Skills

The 20 “Rules” of Manual Therapy

NAIOMT December 29, 2017 1 min read

OK, so these aren’t really rules per se, but a compilation of thoughts I’ve put together over the years. They seem to be true most of the time, regardless of the type of patient.

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