rehabilitation exercises
Post-injury physical therapy
Rehabilitation exercises are physical movements designed to restore strength, flexibility, or function after injury, surgery, or illness.
Physical therapists typically prescribe them as part of recovery programs: The doctor recommended rehabilitation exercises for her torn ACL.
They range from gentle stretches to progressive resistance training, depending on the condition being treated.
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- balance trainingExercises improving postural control
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- muscle strengtheningBuilding tissue power
relearning · muscle memory · range of motion · aquatic therapy · proprioception · aerobic conditioning · biomechanics · manual therapy · agility training · balance · pain management · post-surgical recovery · injury recovery · active recovery · walking · movement · posture · weights
- physical therapyphysical therapist, exercise therapy, stretching, physiotherapist, rehab
- combat sports medicinecauliflower ear, mat burn, injury prevention, concussions, sprains
- rehab facilitiesskilled nursing, nursing care, physical therapist, occupational therapy, speech therapy
- chiropracticchiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, spinal adjustment, chiropractors, adjustment
- bodyworkmassage, massage therapy, manual therapy, bodywork, deep tissue
rehabilitation exercisesphysical inactivity
Absence of bodily movement
bed rest · immobility · deconditioning · complete rest · inactivity