Therapeutic exercise improves movement.
Therapeutic exercise is part of the rehabilitation process. Sports training aims to improve performance, while therapeutic exercise aims to normalise the functioning of the body and nervous system. At Helsingin Fysioterapiaklinikka, therapeutic exercises are always designed individually.
After injury and tissue damage, the timing of exercises in relation to the healing process is crucial. When healing is incomplete
the trainability of the injured structure is reduced. The intensity of the exercises must not exceed the stress tolerance of the structure and the structure must be able to recover from the exercises with normal rest. Otherwise, exercise can substantially slow healing, unnecessarily prolong rehabilitation and expose the injury to recurrence. Performance-enhancing training is only possible once recovery has taken place and the body and nervous system are able to adapt to intensive training.
After movement disorders, exercises are performed in the movement directions and within the range of motion that have been restricted due to the movement impairments. This allows the change in body awareness and maintaining the gains of manual therapy.
The progression of exercises reinforces movement patterns and awareness of movement patterns. Movement patterns are integrated into the normal activities of the rehabilitated person.
Only when the movement patterns are implemented consistently and they don't cause a protective reaction in nervous system sports-specific and performance-enhancing exercises are started . The therapeutic exercises of professional athletes develop the sports technique and maintains optimal trainability of body and nervous system.
Regular therapeutic exercise is based on repeating the basic elements of human body movement that we apply to all functioning. These exercises may be used to prepare the body for more demanding training or to help recovery from unilateral loading. They are therefore suitable for everyone from office workers to professional athletes and dancers.