What Is Mulligan Mobilization

Heading: What Is Mulligan Mobilization — Understanding the Technique

• Mulligan Mobilization is an advanced manual therapy approach developed by New Zealand physiotherapist Brian Mulligan in the 1980s.
• It is one of the most respected, widely practiced, and evidence-based manual therapy techniques in modern physiotherapy.
• The technique is built on a clinically important observation — many joint pain conditions arise from subtle positional faults within the joint.
• These positional faults are small but significant malalignments of the joint surfaces.
• They alter normal joint mechanics — producing pain with movement and restricted range of motion.
• The Mulligan technique corrects these positional faults through a precisely directed accessory glide applied to the joint.
• The glide is applied simultaneously while the patient actively performs the previously painful movement.
• When the correct glide is applied — the pain and movement restriction resolve immediately.
• This immediate resolution of pain during treatment is the hallmark of the Mulligan Concept.
• At our clinic Mulligan Mobilization is applied by trained, experienced physiotherapists as part of a comprehensive treatment program.