The Ashworth Scale
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The Ashworth Scale

What is the Ashworth Scale? The Ashworth Scale is a commonly used clinical assessment tool for evaluating muscle tone or spasticity in individuals with neurological conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injuries. It is named after the British neurologist John Ashworth who developed the scale in 1964. The Ashworth scale,…

Isotonic exercises
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Isotonic exercises

What is an Isotonic Exercise? An isotonic exercise is a type of physical activity that involves contracting and lengthening muscles through a full range of motion. The term “isotonic” comes from the Greek words “iso” (equal) and “tonos” (tension), indicating that the tension in the muscles remains constant throughout the exercise. In isotonic exercises, the…

Postoperative Rehabilitation
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Postoperative Rehabilitation

What is Postoperative Rehabilitation? Postoperative rehabilitation is the process of facilitating joint movement, restoring muscular strength around the affected joint, and ultimately improving joint function after surgery. It is important to understand that rehabilitation is a long-term and ongoing process. While surgery may be completed within hours, the recovery and rehabilitation can span several months,…

Suspension Therapy

Suspension Therapy

What is Suspension Therapy? Suspension therapy offers a wide range of exercises that target strength, stability, flexibility, and balance. By adjusting the position of the straps and body angles, you can modify the intensity of the exercises to suit your fitness level. Suspension therapy helps a person to improve their range of motion (ROM), improve…

Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)
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Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)

What is Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)? Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) is a technique used in physical therapy and rehabilitation to assess the strength and function of individual muscles or muscle groups. It involves the application of specific resistance against the muscle’s movement to determine its ability to generate force. Many health care principles including medical,…

Joint Mobilization

Joint Mobilization

What is Joint Mobilization? Joint mobilization is a manual therapy treatment technique mostly applied by physical therapists to improve joint mobility and relieve joint pain. It involves the passive movement of a joint by an external force to restore or enhance its range of motion, flexibility, and function. During joint mobilization, the therapist applies controlled…

Hydrotherapy
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Hydrotherapy

Introduction Hydrotherapy is a kind of therapy that implicates the usage of water to regale different health illnesses. This kind of therapy has been utilized for centuries and is considered to have been designed from old Greek and Roman cultures. Hydrotherapy is an alternative such as naturopathic or nonpharmaceutical therapy. If an individual prefers to…

Rehabilitation
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Rehabilitation

What is Rehabilitation? Rehabilitation is a vision that is widely concerned globally. Also, according to current information, 2.41 billion people worldwide live with circumstances that influence their activity in daily routine and would help from rehabilitation services, which correlates to 1 in 3 people demanding rehabilitation assistance throughout their condition or damage. The ratio of…