Whether caused by sports accidents, car accidents, or slip and fall accidents, injuries can lead to loss of function. At Palm Wellness Center, we understand that loss of function might make you feel devastated. That's why we are always ready to help restore your physical function and improve your overall health and wellness.
THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES, WHEN DONE WITH A LICENSED AND SKILLED health professional, CAN OFFER REMARKABLE BENEFITS.
Whether you want to recover physical function lost in an accident, or you simply want to improve your overall health, Palm Wellness Center can help you achieve your goals.
Therapeutic exercises are sets and routines of physical exercises designed to treat particular body issues like injuries, decreased muscular and skeletal function, minimized range of motion, and lack of strength and endurance. Therapeutic exercises are often a complementary treatment to surgery, but in many cases they help prevent surgery.
core of rehabilitation.
Therapeutic exercises will help patients with various conditions restore their strength, endurance, and flexibility. At Palm Wellness, our caring medical professionals aim to provide our patients with a fast and safe rehabilitation process through our therapeutic exercises.
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The first step in your rehabilitation is a consultation with our physicians. They will ask you some questions or have you take some tests so they can provide you with the proper diagnosis. Once they have a better understanding of your body and condition, they will create a customized treatment plan for you. Physical exercises will be part of your sessions to gradually correct and improve your current condition until you fully recover.
Benefits of therapeutic exercises
The main goal of Palm Wellness Center's therapeutic exercises program is to provide patients with a strong base to build up their rehabilitation. We help our patients to achieve better health and improve their physical condition. Here are general benefits you may receive from our therapeutic exercises:
Improve and restore physical function.
Prevent the loss of function.
Enhance a patient’s functional capabilities.
Prevent and decrease impairment and disability.
Feel better and be more physically fit.
In more specific cases, therapeutic exercise may give the following benefits:
Restore joint tissue improving movement.
Reactivate muscle activity, improving strength and stability.
Regain control and flexibility over muscle after suffering from strokes and other conditions.
Prevent and treat injuries from sports or any other activity.
Exercise, in general, is a healthy activity. It reduces anxiety and depression, improves your cardiovascular health, and promotes body healing, pain management, and inflammation reduction.
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In this video, we will give an overview of types of shoulder exercises your therapist may recommend after a fracture. As with any exercise program, follow your doctor’s instructions to avoid endangering the injured area.
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stages of therapeutic exercises
Therapeutic exercises help patients avoid muscle stiffness and spasticity. These exercises also improve their blood flow, promoting healing and body function restoration. Here is how the exercises are classified by stages of activity:
PASSIVE EXERCISES
Passive therapeutic exercises are for patients with minimum control of affected body areas. Exercises in this category are very simple and are done with the help of the therapist who guides the patient’s movement through a correct path. Patients who stay in sessions eventually regain strength and control which makes them suitable for the next group of exercises.
ACTIVE-ASSISTED EXERCISES
Active-assisted therapeutic exercises incorporate the use of weights to promote strength. Patients are still going to need assistance from the therapist, but they will start putting a little more effort into the movement.
ACTIVE EXERCISES
This group of therapeutic exercises is performed by the patient alone. Examples include lifting weights or walking on a treadmill. Active exercises promote strength, endurance, and full control over the movement carried out during the exercise.
Types of therapeutic exercises
There are many types and classifications for therapeutic exercises. Here are the main ones, according to purpose:
Range of motion exercises.
These aim to maintain and increase flexibility in muscles and joints. Our therapist will assist and support you through the use of traditional range of motion exercises and techniques, such as joint mobilization and soft tissue stretching.
Strengthening exercises.
Strength is the base for movement. That is why we provide this type of exercise for each activity or movement our patients need to perform. We help you get stronger to enhance your mobility and prevent injuries.
Endurance exercises.
Endurance is tolerance to work through continuous movement, and it determines your performance on some activities. Training with therapeutic exercises for endurance helps build strength for those tasks we have to constantly do as a necessity, like walking or going upstairs. Athletes are a good example of patients needing this type of exercise.
Balance and coordination.
These exercises are designed to help patients maintain their center of gravity while performing specific movements and activities. It helps improve the body's coordination as well. Remember that good posture and coordination are key to performing correctly in many daily activities.
There are other therapeutic exercises, including postural exercises to improve posture and correct faulty posture, relaxation exercises to induce relaxation, and area-specific exercises such as breathing exercises and circulatory exercises.
The applied therapeutic exercise depends on the patient's goals, the stage of tissue healing, general conditioning, and the response to pain. The progression of resistance training gradually increases the load on contractile and noncontractile tissue to optimize function.
Factors that affect the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises
The following factors may influence your performance:
Health history.
Current health status (includes CP, Integument, Musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular).
Exercise environment (equipment and surroundings).
Accuracy of performance; includes monitoring for substitutions.
Fatigue/Endurance.
Proper body mechanics and joint protection habits provided by our therapists.
If you want to recover from lost body function, or you want to improve your flexibility or stamina, then therapeutic exercise is for you. Our professional therapists will guide you through the proper and safe rehabilitation process.
