Hands-On Treatment for Pain, Stiffness & Recovery

Manual therapy is one of the most effective ways to relieve pain, restore movement and support your body's recovery — whether you're dealing with a new injury, chronic stiffness or working your way back after surgery. Our physios use skilled, hands-on techniques tailored to your body and your goals, so you leave each session feeling better than when you walked in.

Doctor examining a shirtless man's neck in a clinic room with window blinds.
Chiropractor adjusting a patient's back in a clinical setting with anatomy charts on the wall.

What Does Manual Therapy Involve?

Manual therapy is a skilled, hands-on approach used by physiotherapists to assess and treat pain, joint stiffness and muscle tension. Depending on what your body needs, your physio may use joint mobilisation, soft tissue release, dry needling or targeted stretching — all as part of a personalised treatment plan designed to get you moving better, faster.

A physical therapist is performing a leg massage on a patient lying on a treatment table in a clinic room.

Who Is Manual Therapy For?

Whether you're recovering from surgery, managing chronic pain, dealing with a stiff neck from sitting at a desk, or trying to get back to the surf — manual therapy can help.

It's one of the most common starting points for treatment at our clinic, and it's often combined with exercise-based rehab to give you the best long-term results.

We partner with…

Trusted by clubs, schools and sporting organisations.

  • Dunsborough Sharks Football Club
  • Dunsborough Sharks Netball Club
  • Dunsborough Coasters Netball Team
  • Yallingup Boardriders
  • Dunsborough Lakes Golf Club
  • Ride the Wave for MND
  • South West Academy of Sports
  • Curtin University
  • Notre Dame Australia University
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association