McKenzie therapy is an exercise activity that follows the physiology of movement through self-directed activity or with professional assistance.
McKenzie therapy is primarily used to eliminate more common dysfunctions or chronic pathologies of the neck, lower back, shoulders and knees, but may not be effective for more severe joint and muscle pathologies.
McKenzie therapy is contraindicated in people who have experienced more severe damage to the central nervous system, fractures that have not healed sufficiently, infectious osteoarthropathies, people with severe cardiovascular disease, and people with severe osteoporosis. In addition, the patient should be trained according to the location of the injury and the type.
It is recommended that patients who want to undergo McKenzie therapy should consult a professional doctor and choose the functional exercises suitable for them, if the method is not appropriate, it is likely to aggravate the condition.