https://www.jmptonline.org/article/S0161-4754(08)00291-1/fulltext#secd4335260e2763
“There is fair evidence for manipulative therapy of the knee and/or full kinetic chain, and of the ankle and/or foot, combined with multimodal or exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and ankle inversion sprain.”
https://theamericanchiropractor.com/extremity-adjusting-a-vital-part-of-chiropractic/
“There are instances when the extremities themselves are the standalone causes of pain and without treating them, we are not addressing the true nature or source of the problem.”
https://spinalresearch.com.au/extremity-adjusting-interview-dr-mark-charrette/
“When you find the indicators and adjust the spine first then the feet, knees, hips, wrists, elbows, and shoulders (according to the indicators), people don’t just talk about feeling better in their musculoskeletal symptoms. They talk about feelings of lightness and ease.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646976/
“ The patients’ signs and symptoms responded to a unique method of evaluation and manipulative therapy when other approaches had failed”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121348/
“Manual therapy techniques applied to mechanical interface of the median nerve and nerve mobilization possess more appropriate and valuable effects on hand difficulties than modalities in diabetic patients with CTS.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623271/
“Evidence supports the use of manual therapy for non-specific shoulder pain and ankle sprains”
“The addition of manual mobilization on the ankle, which may also influence the dorsolateral peripheral nerves of the foot, to the proprioceptive and strengthening exercises elicited lower pain levels, reduced self-reported functional ankle instability, greater ankle strength, lower pressure pain thresholds and greater active ranges of motion in patients with recurrent ankle sprains compared to proprioceptive and strengthening exercises alone”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2597887/
“A short-term manual therapy knee protocol significantly reduced pain suffered by participants with osteoarthritic knee pain and resulted in improvements in self-reported knee function”
https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/83/7/608/2805275
“Manipulation of the wrist appeared to be more effective than ultrasound, friction massage, and muscle stretching and strengthening exercises for the management of lateral epicondylitis”
https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.1986.7.5.264
“Manipulation of the elbow has played a large role in the treatment of resistant tennis elbow”