Hi jebapt,

I agree with you the mobilisations and manipulations don't always have good results - we should be using the appropriate treatment approach for each condition we come across.

My question is: Does electrotherapy really need to be used so often?

There is plenty of evidence to support manual therapy (mobilisations & manipulation) with exercises (force closure, form closure & motor control - see above post). There doesn't seem to be much recent evidence to support the use of electrotherapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

If anyone has any recent reviews to support the use of electrotherapy I'd love to read them.

Thanks