{"id":11833,"date":"2026-10-24T22:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T22:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/?page_id=11833"},"modified":"2026-10-30T22:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:34:20","slug":"mckenzie-method-mdt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/mckenzie-method-mdt\/","title":{"rendered":"McKenzie Method (MDT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.16;\">McKenzie Method (MDT)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.3;\">A proven concept for acute back and neck pain<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.16;\">McKenzie Method (MDT)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.3;\">A proven concept for acute back and neck pain<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-background-color:#f6f4f4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"trx\">\n<div class=\"sp\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"eb\">Therapy<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\">The McKenzie Method\u00ae (Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, MDT) is used by doctors, therapists and patients worldwide for back, neck and joint complaints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\">Most musculoskeletal pain is \u201cmechanical\u201d in origin \u2013 meaning it is linked to movements and postures in daily life. New Zealand physiotherapist Robin McKenzie discovered that certain repeated movements can often relieve pain quickly and restore mobility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\">What makes it special: you learn to treat yourself. With a few targeted exercises you can influence your complaints independently and prevent relapses \u2013 without medication or passive measures. This makes you independent and saves time and money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"im\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4Balance-Basel-30.04.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sp\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"im\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4Balance-Basel-30.04_.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tx\"><strong>Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the McKenzie Method we assess and treat acute and subacute spinal complaints. Using repeated movements, we find out which direction of movement relieves your pain \u2013 and that movement then becomes your therapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\">Numerous scientific studies confirm the effectiveness of MDT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><strong>Indications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ck\">\n<li>Acute and subacute back pain<\/li>\n<li>Acute and subacute neck pain<\/li>\n<li>Non-specific back complaints radiating into the legs without neurological deficits<\/li>\n<li>Non-specific neck complaints radiating into the arms without neurological deficits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.mckenzieinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mc-Kenzi-fuer-patienten.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKenzie patient information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tx\" style=\"margin-top:10px\"><a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/physiotherapy-overview\/\">\u2190 Back to overview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11833","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11833"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12929,"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11833\/revisions\/12929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4balance.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}