Basic Principles of Therapeutic Exercises
- Be appropriate for your injury or illness
- Allow good posture and body mechanics when performed
Should increase or maintain proper muscle strength, range of motion, flexibility, stability, balance, and integrity of soft tissue, joints and spine as directed by a medical professional
- Should be either passive, active assistive, active, active resistive or a combination of them depending on your injury or illness and the therapeutic results wanted
- Be appropriate for a persons: age, sex, ability, injury or illness
- Be specific in the amount of resistance, repetitions, frequency and progressions
- Should promote a decrease in signs and symptoms from injury or illness
- May be combined with modalities such as cold, heat, electric stimulation, and manual joint and soft tissue manipulation
