OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: MUSCLE ENERGY PROCEDURE - THORACIC VERTEBRAE

Course overview

MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE (MET) IS USED BY OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AS A CONSERVATIVE, NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT METHOD FOR SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. THE POST-ISOMETRIC RELAXATION AND RECIPROCAL INHIBITION TECHNIQUES ARE COMMONLY USED VARIANTS OF MET FOR IMPROVING RESTRICTION IN THE THORACIC SPINE. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE PROCEDURAL METHOD FOR USING MET IN THE TREATMENT OF SOMATIC DYSFUNCTION OF THE THORACIC SPINE AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO MET.