(CONTROL) [verb] [T] - to control (something) using the handsThe wheelchair is designed so that it is easy to manipulate.To manipulate a part of the body is to treat it, using the hands to push back bones into the correct position and put pressure on muscles.The doctor manipulated the base of my spine and the pain disappeared completely.
MANIPULATE
Meaning of MANIPULATE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012