While certain disorders, diseases, and/or conditions can only be effectively treated with an invasive procedure or with strong medications, there are many ailments that can be effectively treated using different physiotherapy exercises. Physiotherapy serves as a homeopathic or naturalistic medicine that incorporates various exercises, massage techniques, and musculoskeletal manipulation in order to maximize the health and wellness of the patient.
There are also physiotherapists who specialize in a given branch of physiotherapies, such as women’s health, pain relief, sports, and wound care. Here, we will focus primarily on some of the different physiotherapy exercises that you can perform in order to optimize your health and well-being.
Aerobics
Aerobics, in the field of physiotherapy, serves as a form of active therapy that has many benefits for most patients. Primarily, aerobic exercises are designed to ameliorate the cardiovascular system of the patient. That is, when performed as intended, aerobic exercises will exercise your heart by making you sweat more profusely, as well as make you breathe harder than normal.
Your heart will also beat faster as you continue to exercise, which will make your heart stronger over the long run. In fact, your lungs will also get a thorough workout as well, as aerobic exercises will enhance the flow of oxygen, as well as accelerate its flow in order to optimize your breathing patterns.
It should also be noted that aerobic exercises are performed by maintaining a certain rhythm, and monolithic muscle groups in the anatomy need to be involved in order for the exercises to have any sort of benefit for your well being.
As for the type of aerobic exercises that you can partake in, it is really up to you, as you don’t want to overexert yourself and possibly cause serious injury, but you also want to work out hard enough to notice an improvement in your overall health and wellness. Examples of just some of the aerobic exercises that you can partake in include aerobic dancing, which can be done with a loved one, as well as cycling, jogging, and even walking.
There are also other health benefits to aerobic exercises that should be mentioned, including reducing the risk of diabetes as well as heart disease. Moreover, aerobic exercises can relieve tension, anxiety, insomnia, stress, and depression, and will also help you burn off fat quicker in order to lose weight.
Blood circulation throughout the body will also be greatly enhanced, as will anatomical energy levels. Your body will also be forced to use more oxygen, which will subsequently boost your endurance levels in the process.
Stretching
Stretching exercises are performed by physiotherapists in order to help the patient relax their muscles more effectively. There are also 2 types of stretching exercises that are routinely performed; namely, dynamic and static stretches. In order for static exercises to be performed by your physiotherapist, they will need to perform them while your anatomy is in a resting state.
Also, during static stretching exercises, your anatomy is extended to a certain point until a mild tightness sensation is achieved. You will then be asked to hold that position for a set period of time and then slowly stretch and reach a little further and further. Moreover, just some of the static physiotherapy stretching exercises that your physiotherapist may ask you to perform include the cobra pose, quadriceps stretch, and arm or shoulder stretch.
As for dynamic stretching exercises, they are usually done in order to ease the anatomy into its maximum range of motion. The goal, then, is to have your joints and muscles feel limber and loose over time so that your anatomy will be prepared to exercise or engage in some form of vigorous activity while reducing the risk of tears, sprains, and other such injuries. As such, your physiotherapist may ask you to perform some arm circles or lunges or may ask that you perform trunk rotations.
Strengthening
Strengthening exercises are designed to maximize strength and optimize muscle gains in patients as well as amateur and professional athletes. The goal, then, is to mobilize your muscles against resistance to gain core strength as well as develop your musculature. In addition, you can move your muscles against resistance that is derived from your own weight, or you can opt for free weights, an exercise machine, stairs, hills, elastic bands, barbells, or even water to get the job done.
There are also three main types of strengthening exercises that your physiotherapist may recommend in order to optimize your healthcare and wellness. That is, you may be asked to perform stability muscle exercises, dynamic strengthening exercises, and/or eccentric strengthening exercises.
Stability exercises should be done for a prolonged period of time but at a relatively low intensity so that you do not exhaust yourself. As for dynamic exercises, they are essentially the opposite, as they are designed to be done for a short period of time but at a higher intensity of not only weight but also power and speed as well.
As for eccentric exercises, they combine bearing control with speed. In any event, some of the strengthening exercises that you may be asked to perform include pall of the press, hip extensions, split squats, push-ups, lateral squats, goblet squats, and dumbbell rows.
Source: Physio Now
