TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Peripheral Joint Mobilization/Manipulation A1 - KISNER, CAROLYN A2 - Kisner, Carolyn A2 - Borstad, John A2 - Colby, Lynn Allen PY - 2023 T2 - Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e AB - Joint mobilization, also known as manipulation, refers to manual therapy techniques that are used to modulate pain and treat joint impairments that limit range of motion (ROM) by specifically addressing the altered mechanics of the joint. The altered joint mechanics may be due to pain and muscle guarding, joint effusion, contractures or adhesions in the joint capsules or supporting ligaments, or aberrant joint motion. Joint mobilization stretching techniques differ from other forms of passive or self-stretching (described in Chapter 4) in that they attempt to affect the tissues that restrict motion by replicating normal joint mechanics while minimizing abnormal compressive stresses on the articular cartilage in the joint.15 SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1196324094 ER -