McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)

The McKenzie Method is a system used to diagnose and treat spinal and extremity pain. This method incorporates the patient’s active participation in reducing their pain. By “mechanical” in origin, this means that the pain is not due to a serious pathology like cancer or an infection but is a result of abnormal or unusual forces or mechanics occurring in the tissue. Additionally, it means that a position, movement or activity caused the pain to start and therefore can be used to resolve the pain. Progressive positions and movements are utilized to allow a graded system of recovery.