strengthening exercises

Avoid Injuries While Cycling

...  injuries while cycling Filed under: physical therapy for hip pain Knee pain/hip pain/leg injuries: Some simple stretching exercises can help prevent knee pain. Strengthening exercises also can help to extend your cycling season through the fall. Ask your physical therapist to show you various exercises such as the … Read more on Asbury Park Press   Painful 'sports hernias' aren't true hernias at all, doctor says Filed under: physical therapy for hip pain Read ...

Physical Therapy Process: Physical Therapy for Back, Shoulder and Knee Pain

Body pains especially neck, lower back, shoulder pain and knee pain are very common with more than 90% of all people experiencing such body aches at least once in their life time. Most structural related pains are associated with improper body posture such as excessive bending and seating postures that affect your neck and back. There are diverse ways of treating structural aches including medication and in some extreme cases surgery. However, one of the more effective ways of dealing with these pains is physical therapy. Physical therapy entails both passive and active processes. Passive Physical Therapy Read more... ...

Neuromuscular Physical Therapy: Neuromuscular Physical Therapy – Megan’s Case Study

In studying Megan’s case history and symptoms, key moments and events stand out in her time line of pain and dysfunction. Nine years ago, after the birth of her second child, was the first time that Megan noticed that her left foot was slightly wider and longer than her right foot. The timing of this is relevant as during the course of her pregnancy a hormone called relaxin would have been released into her system to loosen the ligaments of her pelvis in anticipation of childbirth. However, relaxin can also loosen ligaments elsewhere in the body and a longer and wider left foot would indicate the collapse of the main arches of the foot due to ligament laxity. This is one of the turning points in Megan’s history that has had a detrimental effect on her health ever since. The relaxed ligaments may never have fully recovered their full stabilizing strength and when she developed a tired aching sensation in her left medial arch a few years later it was probably as a result of t ...

Physical Treatment: Physical Treatments for Back Pain

by ashley.adcox Frequent back pain does not have to be a life-sentence. You can often decrease your pain. Sometimes (if the pain is due to injury) you can increase the speed of recovery. Unfortunate physical ailments are, nonetheless, unfortunate. No matter what you do (especially with chronic pain) the pain problem is not going to disappear. On the other hand, when there is a chance of reducing your pain and increasing your energy, most people rise to the option. Read more... ...

Post Stroke Exercises

Self-Range Of Motion Exercises For Shoulders, Arms, Wrists …Self-Range of Motion Exercises for Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, Fingers These exercises will help keep your muscles strong and mobile, and your joints … Retrieve Full Source Exercise For Chronic stroke Survivors: A Policy PerspectiveOpening the black box of post–stroke rehabilitation: Stroke rehabilitation in patients, processes, and outcomes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005;86(12 Suppl 2):S1–S7. … Fetch Here Spasticity After StrokeSpasticity is common after stroke, and is manifested as muscle tightness in the affected arm and/or Comparison of pre- and post-intervention status can also be useful to justify payment for * Stretching and ROM exercises are implemented for the purpose of decreasing contractures and increasing … Access Doc Read more... ...

Stroke Recovery Exercises

...  Design Of A Haptic Exercise For Post-stroke Arm …For a stroke patient the main concern is to improve. Rehabilitation is often crucial for recovery and has to be performed on a daily basis (Carr and Shephard 2003). Every individual has different needs and preferences so it is important to have a wide range of exercises to choose from. … Fetch Content Progressive Resistance Strengthening Exercises After Stroke …Stroke Assessment (CMSA) instrument before strengthening exercises were begun. Patients who were at stage 2 foot were included. Previous data from 1 of the sites showed that patients at stage 2 in recovery of foot function represented 37% of the … Fetch Full Source Read ...