Microphysiotherapy is a type of therapy developed by two French physiotherapists and osteopaths, Daniel Grosjean and Patrice Benini, which aims to evaluate and work the body using only hands and small movements, without using any equipment.
During microphysotherapy sessions, the therapist’s goal is to find places of tension in the person’s body, through hand movement, that may be related to the symptoms or problem they are experiencing. This is based on the theory that the human being The body responds to various external aggressions, whether physical or emotional, and keeps them in its tissue memory, which over time creates tension and leads to the appearance of physical problems.
- This therapy should be performed by specialized professionals.
- And one of the largest training centers in this technique is known as “Microkinesi Therapy” with courses taught in English.
- Although it may help improve some health problems.
- Microphysic therapy should be used in addition to medical treatment.
- And never as a substitute.
Some of the health problems that may be improved with the use of this therapy include:
In addition, microphysiotherapy can also be used as a form of support for people with chronic and serious diseases, such as cancer, psoriasis or multiple sclerosis, for example.
Since this is a relatively recent and little-known therapy, microphysic therapy still needs to be better studied to understand its limitations; however, it can be used as a form of complementary treatment because it poses no health risk.
Unlike other manual therapies, such as physical therapy or osteopathy, microphysiotherapy is not about feeling the body to feel the skin or what’s underneath, but about making “palpations” to understand if there is any resistance in the body to movement. To do this, the therapist uses both hands to compress areas of the body between the hands or fingers, and tries to find places of resistance, where the hands cannot slide easily.
For this reason, the person does not need to be without clothes, to be able to dress, but to wear comfortable and less tight clothing, this does not prevent the free movement of the body.
So, if your hands can easily slide along different parts of your body, it means there’s no problem there. However, if there is resistance to hand compression, the person may not be healthy and need treatment. In fact, the body should always be able to adapt to the small changes imposed on it, when it cannot be a sign that something is wrong.
After identifying the location that may be causing the symptom, treatment is done to try to resolve the tension in place.
Microphysive therapists indicate that 3 to 4 sessions are usually needed to treat a specific problem or symptom, at intervals of 1 to 2 months between each session.
Because it does not pose a health risk and is mainly based on body palpation, microphysic therapy is not contraindicated and can be performed by people of all ages.
However, chronic or very serious problems may not be solved with this technique, it is always important to maintain any type of treatment that has been indicated by your doctor.