Therapeutic exercise is the most documented means of treating musculoskeletal, orthopedic and sports injuries.
By therapeutic exercise we mean an individualized rehabilitation program based on a specific exercise program depending on the patient’s problem.
Tendon problems require different types of exercise depending on the stage, in relation to muscle, sports injury and joint problems.
What kind of exercise (bands, free weights, body weight etc.)?
How often should it be performed?
What should be the load we put on the patient?
At what intensity and in what parameters (repetitions, sets, etc.)?
These are the basic thoughts of a professional physiotherapist who defines accordingly the problem that his/her patient has.
Purpose of Therapeutic Exercise
This is the reason why exercise is considered THERAPEUTIC. Based on modern research, we personalize the exercise program in order to:
- Reduce pain
- Improve functionality
- Recover the trajectory range and movement of the joints
- Rehabilitate sports injury and reintegrate the athlete
Any rehabilitation program that does not contain therapeutic exercise is considered incomplete, as exercise is the one that will maintain the results of the treatment and prevent possible re-injury.
Therapeutic exercise is extremely effective in cases of:
- Tendinopathy
- Tendinitis
- Backache
- Osteoarthritis
- Cervical syndrome
- Athletic injuries
- Chronic pain
- Prevention of falls in the elderly
- Orofacial pain (temporomandibular disorders)