Therapeutic exercise is an important part of treatment given here at Costa Vista Chiropractic. Therapeutic exercise consists of bodily movement prescribed 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. They can be general and vigorous activities that return a patient to the peak of physical condition. Therapeutic exercise seeks to accomplish the following goals:
Therapeutic exercises aimed at achieving and maintaining physical fitness fall into the following major categories:
- Enable ambulation
- Release contracted muscles, tendons, and fascia
- Mobilize joints
- Improve circulation
- Improve respiratory capacity
- Improve coordination
- Reduce rigidity
- Improve balance
- Promote relaxation
- Improve mood via the release of endorphin
- Improve muscle strength
- Achieve and maintain maximal voluntary contractile force (MVC)
- Improve exercise performance and functional capacity (endurance)
Therapeutic exercises aimed at achieving and maintaining physical fitness fall into the following major categories:
- Endurance training
- Resistance training
- Flexibility training