A therapeutic technique involving the skilful use of the hands to move a part of the body, joint, or muscle to treat certain disorders. Manipulation is important in orthopaedics, physiotherapy, osteopathy, and chiropractic. Manipulation may be used to treat deformity and stiffness caused by bone and joint disorders, to realign bones in a displaced fracture, to reposition a joint after a dislocation, or to stretch a contracture. Occasionally, manipulation is used to help treat frozen shoulder.
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