Exercise therapy
Individual strength and movement programme
Exercise therapy is a movement programme planned according to the person's diagnosis, physical capacity and goals, with its dose, frequency and progression monitored. Unlike a general fitness programme, it is based on a clinical assessment and tailored to specific functional goals.
Range of motion, strength, balance, endurance and which movements affect the symptoms are assessed. Exercises are chosen based on these findings; repetitions, resistance, range of movement and frequency are gradually adjusted according to the person's response.
Exercise is one of the core components of many musculoskeletal rehabilitation programmes. Manual therapy, dry needling, ESWT or other supportive methods may provide short-term gains in pain or movement in suitable patients; exercise, on the other hand, aims to build strength, capacity and function.
When a home programme is given, how consistently it is done between sessions is an important part of treatment. How much and how often the programme should be done is not the same for everyone; doing too much can cause as many problems as doing too little.
Doing the movements with correct technique and at the right dose matters more than doing a large number of them. As the programme progresses, the load and level of difficulty are increased in a controlled way.
Who provides it
Cem Yazgan, Yıldız Cöcen Y., Görkem Paşa