Therapeutic exercises are custom exercises prescribed by your physical therapist to correct an impairment, improve musculoskeletal function, or maintain a state of well-being. It may vary from highly selected activities restricted to specific muscles or parts of the body, to general and vigorous activities that can return a convalescing patient to the peak of physical condition.
Benefits of Therapeutic services: Improve exercise performance and functional capacity (endurance), Improve muscle strength and, if possible, achieve and maintain maximal voluntary contractile force (MVC), Enable ambulation, Release contracted muscles, tendons, and fascia, Mobilize joints, Improve circulation, Improve respiratory capacity, Improve coordination, Reduce rigidity, Improve balance, Promote relaxation. Types of Therapeutic Exercises – Endurance training, Resistance training, Flexibility training.