A body engaging manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on body parts of an individual being treated formed of body engaging sections connected to a central gripping panel. A centrally located, raised gripping member extends outwardly from an upper surface of the gripping panel and a recessed gripping member having a shape complementary to the raised gripping member is located on a lower surface of the gripping panel. The body engaging sections are connected to the gripping panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees and are formed with a shaped tissue engaging edge corresponding to the tissue structure of a person being treated.
