title: Spinal mobilization
text: # Spinal mobilization
  
  Spinal mobilization is a type of passive movement of a spinal segment or region. It is usually performed with the aim of achieving a therapeutic effect.
  
  Spinal mobilization has been described as "a gentle, often oscillatory, passive movement applied to a spinal region or segment so as gently to increase the passive range of motion of that segment or region."
  
  ## Types of techniques
  
  Spinal mobilization employ a range of techniques or schools of approaches in delivering the passive movement. Some examples include
  
  * Maitland Technique
  * Mulligan Technique
  