Exercise Therapy
Exercise therapy is a plan of physical activities designed and prescribed to facilitate the patients to recover from diseases.
Conditions Therapeutic exercise may include:
- Aerobic and endurance conditioning and reconditioning
- Agility training
- Body mechanics training
- Breathing exercises
- Coordination exercises
- Developmental activities training
- Movement pattern training
- Neuromotor development activities training
- Neuromuscular education or reeducation
- Perceptual training
- Range of motion exercises and soft tissue stretching
- Relaxation exercises
- Strength, power, and endurance exercises
The most commonly included exercises are:
- Strengthening exercises
- Endurance exercises that engage large muscle groups
- Flexibility exercises achieved through stretching and movement
- Balance and coordination exercises
Indications for exercise therapy:
- Post surgery rehabilitation
- Sports injuries rehabilitation
- Post-natal
- Back and neck problems
- Pelvic floor therapy & continence
- Sport specific performance
- Children’s motor development
- General fitness and well-being