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Manual therapy … is a physical treatment primarily used by physical therapists, physiotherapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability; it mostly includes kneading and manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization and joint manipulation.

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Ernst, E. (2020). Other Manual Therapies. In: Chiropractic. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53118-8_8

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