Joint mobilization is a gentle type of manual (hands-on) therapy that involves pressing on a joint in ways that can restore it’s usual movement, break up any adhesions (adhesions are bands of scar-like tissue that form between two surfaces inside the body and cause them adhere to one another) in the joint capsule, the fluid filled sac surrounding most all of our joints and also provide a neurophysiologic effect that can reduce pain and muscle spasms. There are three major approaches to joint mobilization in Physical Therapy: Evjenth-Kaltenborn Norwegian Approach, Australian or Maitland Approach, and the Mulligan Approach. I have studied all three of these approaches and use a blend of all three in my practice.