THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
One of the most important properties of a physiotherapist is kinesiotherapy.
It is difficult for any person who is not specialized to understand the type of exercise that should be applied to a patient. What is the intensity? What should we use? Tires, weights, pulleys? Closed or open kinetic chain? Isometric, concentric, eccentric exercise? When should a joint be mobilized and withstand the extra weight or will we restore or worsen the injury? These and many other questions are answered daily by the physiotherapist through his clinical reasoning so that his patient can return safely to his daily routine.
- improve the range of motion of one or more joints
- reduce pain resulting from weakness, dyskinesia, instability, imbalance
- improve functionality
- increase endurance
- to return an athlete to his playing field
- prevent falls in the elderly
- tendonitis / tendon diseases
- back pain
- neck pain
- sciatica
- athletic injuries
- injury prevention
- overuse syndromes
- wrong posture
- neurological events
- weaknesses / myalgias
- postoperative rehabilitation
No type of passive therapy, whether manual therapy, electrotherapy, or therapeutic massage, is a complete cure if the patient does not receive a therapeutic exercise program that will make him more active in the recovery process as well as more self-sufficient. The goal is for the patient to become independent as soon as possible and to have a long-term benefit.
