Hands-on care
Manual Therapy
Hands-On Techniques for Muscles, Soft Tissues & Joint Movement
Pain and stiffness can make everyday activities harder. Dr. Goldstein uses your examination and goals to guide hands-on care for muscles, soft tissues and joint movement, often alongside rehabilitation.
Planning Your First Visit
Care with Dr. Brett Goldstein, D.C..
- Office location
- 2151 E. Commercial Blvd., Suite 304, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308.
Get directions - First visit
- Allow approximately one hour.
What to bring and expect - Appointments
- Accepting new patients. Same-day appointments when available.
Insurance and cost questions
Understanding hands-on care
What Is Manual Therapy?
The term includes different approaches to muscles, soft tissues and joint movement. General examples include soft-tissue techniques, joint mobilization and assisted movement or stretching. Mobilization uses controlled joint movement and does not necessarily involve a thrust.
Dr. Goldstein will explain the technique recommended after your evaluation. Your care is tailored to your symptoms, movement and comfort.
Your experience
What Does Manual Therapy Feel Like?
You may feel pressure, stretching or movement. This varies with the technique and treatment area, and temporary tenderness or soreness can occur. Dr. Goldstein will take your needs and comfort into account when choosing pressure and positioning.
Individual needs
When Might Manual Therapy Be Part of Care?
It may be considered for selected musculoskeletal pain, stiffness, movement limitations or soft-tissue discomfort, sometimes to support participation in rehabilitation. Your examination helps guide the choice of technique.
Explore Conditions & Concerns →Your movement goals
How May Manual Therapy Help?
Your care focuses on managing discomfort and supporting more comfortable movement. The approach is tailored to your examination and goals, with results varying by condition and individual.
Dr. Goldstein will track how you feel and move, and adjust the plan as your needs change.
Active + hands-on care
Combining Manual Therapy with Rehabilitation
Guided exercise, mobility work, strengthening, activity progression and home recommendations may be paired with hands-on care when appropriate. Your exercises develop with your abilities and response.
Explore Rehabilitation →
Movement and activity
Manual Therapy for Sports & Active Patients
If your evaluation supports hands-on care, Dr. Goldstein may include it in your plan to help you manage symptoms, tolerate movement and take part in rehabilitation. Your findings and activity demands guide the approach.
Explore Sports Injury Care →Evaluation after a collision
Manual Therapy After a Car Accident
After a car accident, Dr. Goldstein reviews your symptoms and injury history before recommending care. Your examination guides treatment, imaging or referral when needed.
Explore Auto Accident Care →Understanding your options
Manual Therapy vs. Chiropractic Adjustments
Manual therapy is a broad term. A chiropractic adjustment or spinal manipulation is a more specific technique involving controlled force at selected joints. Soft-tissue work or mobilization is not automatically an adjustment.
A plan may include hands-on care, adjustments, rehabilitation, a combination or another approach, depending on the evaluation and your preferences.
Learn About Chiropractic Adjustments →A broader care plan
How Manual Therapy Fits with Other Care
Dr. Goldstein recommends options based on your examination and goals. These may include chiropractic adjustments, rehabilitation, shockwave therapy or other conservative approaches. Custom orthotics are a separate personalized foot-support option.
Safety first
What Should I Know Before Treatment?
A suspected fracture, serious acute injury, infection, blood-clot concern or new neurological problem calls for appropriate medical assessment. Soft-tissue work should avoid open wounds or infected skin.
Technique, pressure and treatment area must be individualized. Rare serious harms have been reported with massage, particularly vigorous techniques or patients at increased risk. Share your medical history, medications and concerns before treatment.
Your preferences
Your Comfort Matters
Discuss pressure, positioning, sensitive areas and any concerns. You can ask to modify or stop treatment and discuss alternatives. Your agreement matters throughout care.
Evaluation first
Manual Therapy with Dr. Brett Goldstein
Dr. Brett Goldstein, D.C. uses your history and examination to recommend an approach. He may include rehabilitation, monitor how you respond, or recommend a referral or care shared with another clinician when appropriate.
Meet Dr. Goldstein →A considered approach
What to Expect at Your Visit
Discuss Your Symptoms
Share concerns, goals and relevant history.
Evaluation
Review movement and examination findings.
Review Treatment Options
Discuss the approach, risks and alternatives.
Your Care Plan
Agree on an approach that fits your evaluation, goals and preferences.
Common questions
Manual Therapy FAQs
What does manual therapy feel like?
You may feel pressure, stretching or movement, depending on the area and technique. Tell Dr. Goldstein how it feels; you can ask to change pressure or positioning, or stop.
Is manual therapy the same as an adjustment?
Manual therapy is a broad term for hands-on care. Soft-tissue techniques and joint mobilization differ from the controlled thrust used in a spinal adjustment.
Can manual therapy help with stiffness?
Dr. Goldstein evaluates your stiffness and movement to determine how hands-on care may fit your goals. Your examination and response help guide the plan.
Can it be combined with rehabilitation?
Yes. Hands-on care may be paired with exercise, mobility work and activity progression tailored to your needs.
How many sessions will I need?
Your recommendations depend on your findings, goals and response. Dr. Goldstein will explain the plan and reassess your progress.
Further Reading
Learn more about hands-on care and exercise. These resources provide general information; your evaluation guides individual recommendations.
Hands-on care
Let’s Talk About Moving More Comfortably
Start with an evaluation and a conversation about your symptoms, movement, goals and appropriate treatment options.
Call 954-871-1411 to discuss appointment availability.