The monograph is designed to fill the gap in Russian literature in the theory, practice and teaching of manual therapy. Consists of two parts. The first part is a systematic presentation of the theoretical aspects of manual medicine (manual therapy). The barrier functions of the links of the locomotor system, the basics of traffic organization are considered here. Information on the functional pathology of the locomotor system and methods of its diagnosis are described in detail. The classification of pain syndrome of the movement apparatus, including fibromyalgic syndrome, should be considered special in this part.