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Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy

Rehabilitation exercises are crucial to a fast and effective recovery after an injury. Immediately after an injury, whether it’s a work injury, auto injury, or sports injury, many people are required to get lots of rest and keep the injured area still to allow it time to heal.

While this is often a necessary part of recovery, it can leave the body with less muscle and bone mass, making it weaker. Then, once the initial part of this resting phase of recovery is complete, people find that they don’t have the same strength and function as they had due to the loss of muscle and bone mass. This is where rehabilitation exercises come into play.

Below we discuss what rehabilitation exercises are, what they involve, the benefits of rehabilitation strengthening exercises, and the importance of a customized home therapy rehabilitation routine.

Rehabilitation

What are rehabilitation strengthening exercises?

Recovery looks different for everybody and depends on the type of injury, the severity, and treatment. If you had an injury that required you to immobilize the area for a long period of time during the initial healing phase, you may find that afterward, it’s more difficult to perform your daily tasks or use your body as well as you would have before the injury. Rehabilitation exercises aim to restore strength and range of motion during recovery. They target specific muscles around the injury that have grown weaker and smaller due to lack of use.

What are the benefits of rehabilitation strengthening exercises for recovery?

Although exercise may be unappealing after suffering from an injury, it is a crucial part of the recovery process. Rehabilitation strengthening exercises are the best way to get your body moving again to build back muscles and improve your range of motion.

These are some of the benefits of rehabilitation strengthening exercises for recovery:

  • Encourages healing. Rehabilitation exercises increase blood flow and circulation to the body and the injured area, which helps the body heal faster. In addition, these exercises promote appropriate movements that will help to avoid any further injury. Rehabilitation exercise also decreases inflammation and may prevent other complications like scarring which can impede movement and recovery.
  • Reduces chronic pain. Improper healing that is unaided by rehabilitation exercise may result in incomplete healing and chronic pain. Chronic pain can happen because of improper healing of tendons, ligaments, and muscles, leaving you with less function. Rehabilitation exercises can help to reduce pain and fight inflammation, all while restoring mobility and strength to the body.
  • Improves quality of life. If you can’t move as well as you did before an injury, then you probably have a lower quality of life as a result. Having difficulty enjoying the hobbies you had, or even walking or carrying grocery bags can make life much more difficult and less enjoyable, not to mention painful. Rehabilitation exercises after an injury will give you the best chance to build strength and range of motion over time.
  • Improves recovery after surgery. Rehabilitation strengthening exercises will help you recover better and faster after surgery. In addition, they will reduce your pain from your injury, allowing you to rely less on pain medication.
  • Lasting benefits. Rehabilitation strengthening exercises have lasting benefits. This means that you may see permanent improvements in your muscles if you stick to a routine.
  • Great for your health. Rehabilitation exercises aren’t just great for your injury, but they’re great for your health too. Many of them involve cardio workouts, which are good for your heart. They can help you improve your overall health and fitness and even help you to lose weight.
  • Sharpens your mind. According to the Mayo Clinic, some studies point to the idea that rehabilitation exercises your learning and thinking skills, especially for older adults.
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