A Model to guide force-based manipulation research and practice

Manual therapies are forms of force-based manipulations (FBM) and involve the application of mechanical force to the outside of the body with therapeutic intent. The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) U24 FBM Taxonomy and Terminology Committee (FBM-TTC) was formed to better understand why responses to FBM differ between individuals. One objective for this multi-disciplinary working group was to develop a framework outlining factors that should be considered, measured, and reported when developing and performing studies on FBM.