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Rehabilitative Exercise and Physical Therapy
Have you ever thought of exercise as free medicine? Regular exercise has long been identified as an essential component to good health. It has the ability to cure, abolish, and minimize many chronic ailments plaguing people in our society today. The powerful health benefits of exercise are numerous. The most likely reason for this is that exercise has the ability to positively affect every organ and structure in our body. Exercise prescription is a common form of treatment employed by Dr. Papa. Exercise should be viewed as guided and coordinated movements that strengthen our bodies to withstand occupational, recreational, and everyday stresses. Dr. Papa's vast experience with personal fitness and rehabilitative exercise prescription will ensure that appropriate and safe exercises are prescribed for you. Exercise prescription may consist of:
- Stretching exercises to promote flexibility within tight, injured, or weakened muscles and the joints that they influence
- Strengthening exercises to rehabilitate injured or weakened muscles and the joints they influence, including work hardening, rotator cuff strengthening, dynamic scapular stabilization, and eccentric load training
- Core-Stabilization exercises to help rehabilitate and train your nervous and muscular systems to coordinate safe and efficient movements
- Proprioceptive-Balance training to teach your body its most efficient and balanced position in space for optimal performance
- Cardiovascular exercise for general fitness, weight loss, and rehabilitation
- Ergonomic advice and corrective exercises to combat postural strain
- Gauging which exercises are safe and appropriate for a particular injury, condition and individual
- Tips on starting a safe and effective exercise program
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Human bodies of all ages and shapes were meant to move. Exercise is something that needs to be fun, enjoyable, convenient and safe. Exercise activities should be appropriately geared toward the physical capabilities of the individual. An exercise program that may be considered safe for one individual may not be safe for another due to age, physical limitations, and other general health concerns. For this reason, a beneficial exercise program can vary greatly from one person to the next, and should be prescribed by a knowledgeable and experienced individual.
Dr. John A. Papa is a regular contributor-author of Health, Wellness, Rehabilitation, and Workplace Safety articles published in the Baden Outlook .
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