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Therapeutic Exercise
Therapeutic exercise is a type of physical activity that is prescribed by a healthcare professional to improve function, relieve pain, and prevent or treat injuries. It can be used to address a wide range of conditions, including musculoskeletal pain, neurological disorders, and chronic diseases. Types of Therapeutic Exercises are:
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Range of motion exercises are active and passive exercises designed to improve joint mobility.
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Strengthening exercises are exercises that utilize free weights, rubber band, machines, or own body weight to apply load on the muscles to increas recruitment of motor units to increase force and muscle tissue adaptation.
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Endurance exercises are exercises that help to improve your muscle endurance and cardiovascular system.
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Flexibility exercises are exercises that are self-performed or therapist assisted to improve length of a tight muscle or muscle groups.
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Balance exercises are stability exercises on the floor or soft objects to stimulate the joint proprioceptors and vestibular system to improve or restore balance.
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is the use of hands on techniques to improve joint mobility and muscle flexibility, reduce pain and muscle spasm, and promote circulation. It is a broad term that encompasses a variety of techniques, including:
(1) Joint mobilization: This technique uses therapist's fingers to move joint surfaces to loosen up stiffness or ease soreness or pain.
(2) Joint manipulation: This technique uses a quick, high-velocity thrust to move a joint beyond its normal range of motion to break up adhesions and improve joint mobility, and
(3) Soft tissue mobilization: This technique uses soft issue mobilization and stretching techniques using hands or instruments to release tension and improve the function of muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Physical Modalities
Physical modalities in physical therapy are non-invasive treatments that use physical agents to promote healing, reduce pain and inflammation, and improve range of motion and function. Some of the most common physical modalities include:
Heat therapy: This therapy uses heat to improve blood flow, relax muscles, and reduce pain. Heat can be applied to the body in a variety of ways, such as with hot packs, heating pads, and paraffin wax baths.
Ice therapy: This therapy uses cold to reduce inflammation, pain, and muscle spasms. Ice can be applied to the body in a variety of ways, such as with ice packs, ice cups, and cold compression sleeves.
Electrical stimulation: This stimulation uses electrical currents to stimulate muscles, nerves, and tissues.
Ultrasound: This uses high frequency sound waves to create heat deep within the tissues. Ultrasound can be used to reduce pain, inflammation, and muscle spasms
Dry needling
Dry needling is a therapeutic technique used by physical therapists, chiropractors, and other healthcare practitioners to treat pain and movement dysfunction. It involves inserting thin, monofilament needles into the skin and muscle to stimulate trigger points. Trigger points are hyperirritable spots located in the taut band of the skeletal muscle and can be palpable as a nodule.
Dry needling is thought to work by mechanically releasing muscle tension, improving blood flow, and reducing inflammation. It can also help to inactivate trigger points by resetting the neuromuscular system. Dry needling is a safe and effective treatment for a variety of conditions, including: Muscle pain and spasms, Tendinitis and bursitis, Headaches and migraines, Neck pain, Back pain, Knee pain, Shoulder pain, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Plantar fasciitis, etc...