Can we agree on a definition of manipulation?

The precise definition of the word “manipulation” to indicate a certain technique has always been quite problematic for manual therapists, and a recent paper attempts to pin it down to something neater which can be universally used and understood. here is the link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36918833/ What do we mean by manipulation? When I was at osteopathy college,…

Eyal Lederman, and the “process approach”

Eyal Lederman is a big figure in osteopathy.  And unusually for osteopathy, he is even quite a big figure outside of osteopathy in the wider manual therapy world.  I don’t think he is in any osteopathic camp – classical, cranial, biomechanical – but he has forged his own interesting path.  If anything he fits neatly…