Unilateral vs Bilateral Application of Muscle Energy Techniques in Pelvic Somatic Dysfunction

Muscle Energy Treatment involves a patient actively using their muscles on request from a precisely controlled position, in a specific direction, against a distinctly executed counter force. During Muscle Energy Treatment, the physician positions the area of treatment into a position of resistance, which is the restrictive barrier. The physician then instructs the patient to use the targeted muscles for 3-5 seconds in the direction of ease while the physician provides a counterforce. The physician then tells the patient to stop contracting their muscles and evaluate the area for decreased tension, then repositions the patient into their new restrictive barrier. These steps are repeated three to five times and then the dysfunction is reevaluated.