Indications:
• Movement restriction.
• Reduced mobility.
• Muscle spasm or shortening.
• Joint and spine pain (low back and neck pain).

How it works:
Muscle Energy consists of positioning any joint at its limited range of movement along with the muscle that controls the joint motion. First, the physical therapist asks the patient to contract the muscle (or move the joint) in a particular direction with proper intensity and time. Simultaneously, the physical therapist applies a counterforce, not allowing the joint to move. After a couple of seconds, the patient is required to relax, and then the joint is positioned to a new enhanced ROM. The goal of Muscle Energy is to increase joint mobility and restore the muscles the muscle function that was inhibited by the nervous system.