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Using Therapeutic Exercise Before Orthopedic Surgery
Prehabilitation is the use of therapeutic exercises in advance of a surgical procedure to improve... Read More
Age Considerations in Therapeutic Exercise
The prepubescent, midpubescent, and postpubescent age groups vary greatly in physical and psychological maturity. Rehabilitation... Read More
Learn to assess muscle length
Muscle length testing involves elongating the muscle in the direction opposite of its action while... Read More
Restoration of muscle balance
Treatment of muscle weakness aims at stimulating and increasing the response of the muscle spindle... Read More
Rehabilitation of impingement
Rehabilitation rather than surgery is recommended for secondary impingement. Read More
Components of a Massage Stroke
When first learning how to apply massage strokes, you will need to consider the following... Read More
Thigh Massage Technique 2
This is an excerpt from Sports Massage by Susan Findlay. Facing towards your client, place... Read More
Understand the various types of narcotic analgesics (painkillers)
Although athletic trainers will not prescribe drugs, it is still important that they understand the... Read More
What is positional release therapy?
Positional release therapy, also known by its parent term strain counterstrain, is a therapeutic technique... Read More