(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently hosted Qatar's first International Mulligan Concept examination on the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries.
Noora Al Madahka, Head, Physiotherapy Department, coordinated the hosting of the exam with Mulligan Concept Association.
Twenty-five physiotherapists from HMC and other public health centres passed the exam and are recognised as certified Mulligan practitioners.
The hosting of the exam aligns with HMC's commitment to provide world-class healthcare services to each of its patients.
Brian Mulligan, an international expert in physiotherapy and founder of Mulligan Concept, trained participants in the management of common musculoskeletal injuries and manual therapy techniques without the need for conventional physiotherapeutic equipment and instruments.
Jamal Bilal, Deputy Head of the department, said many patients who underwent Mulligan Concept treatment worldwide improved considerably, especially those with musculoskeletal pain associated with neck and lower back vertebral problems, arthritis, elbow tendon injury, shoulder stiffness, and related ailments that require no surgical intervention.
Mulligan said he discovered the concept, which combines natural glides and mobilisation with movement in the joints and extremities, by coincidence.
The journey of Mulligan Concept started in 1985 when he tried it on fingers. Five years later, he applied it to all joints from jaw to foot. He established an international association engaged in accrediting and certifying practitioners in applying the concept as a diagnostic and therapeutic methodology.
The concept serves as a means of diagnosis and therapy and techniques help restore the function of the affected joint. The difference between the concept and other therapies is that patients feel improvements within two minutes. Eighty percent of cases treated with the concept show significant improvement, Mulligan said.
Common ailments and injuries that can be treated with the therapy include tennis elbow or lateral elbow pain due to injury or tear in elbow tendons, ankle sprains, headaches and dizziness associated with neck problems, and shoulder and spinal injuries.
Yadullah Sayed, Physiotherapy Specialist and Mulligan Concept Practitioner at HMC, said many patients treated with the approach showed substantial improvement.
He said the approach has a more positive impact on patients compared to conventional physiotherapy concepts.
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