Joint Mobilization

Joint Mobilization is a passive technique employed to mobilize the joint to varying degrees from small oscillations (back and forth repetitive movements) that aid in promoting joint tissue health or to cause a reflex effect in the surrounding musculature to relax and drop in tone. Joint Mobilization may also involve using stretching movements to mobilize a joint so that adhesions (dense collections of scar tissue that form when muscles and connective tissues are injured) are broken down and a fuller range of motion is returned to the joint.