Rehabilitation

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“The key to functional exercise is integration.
It’s about teaching all the muscles to work together rather than isolating them to work independently.“

Everyday natural motion demands movement in all directions. The exercises that force us to make simple movements are less effective and less useful. In single-axis movements certain muscles may become strong but there is a lack of coordination.

By making use of flexible elastic tubes, the FREESTYLER™ offers resistance when performing exercises which are specific for the function of a specific joint. Due to this fact, the muscles surrounding the joint gain strength faster and, at the same time, coordination and joint function are improved. In everyday life it is important to gradually incorporate individual muscles and muscle fibers (individual muscle parts) into a movement or movements (coordination). When performing a specific movement, the whole body enters into action; certain muscles stabilize the body’s position in order to enable other muscles to perform the movement.

Our bodies work like a well-tuned orchestra. Every cell of the body performs its own function well in order to achieve coordinated, easy and beautiful movements. When treating injured joints, muscles and nerves, we make use of this very neurophysiologic property of a healthy body (irradiation) in order to improve the function of a specific joint. Here is where three-axis movement against resistance offers a substantial advantage. Freestyler is a very efficient device with carefully planned exercise programs for muscle strengthening, improvement of coordination and balance as well as for facilitating patients’ efficient return to everyday activities.

Elastic tubes offer the patient resistance, simulating a therapist’s hands. Due to the flexible hyperboloid rollers, resistance can be of various intensities. Depending on the patient’s position, the elastic tubes offer resistance in different directions, enabling the strengthening of various muscle groups. Similarly, the resistance can be accurately adjusted by using seven different elastic tube strengths.

1. Faster and more efficient rehabilitation process fostered by exercises which simulate natural multi axis movements.

2. Home user saves time and money by getting the whole package in one place. There is no need to look further for information or costly advice, since all the programs are highly methodical with strong scientific background. Home rehabilitation user gets complete step by step programs with full support and tutorials for a safe and effective home rehabilitation workout.

3. Preventive workout for older population which in effect increases strength, endurance, greater muscular and bone mass and decreases possibilities of injuries caused by falls.

4. Within Freestyler functional rehab system, home user is able to pick from numerous “solved rehabilitation problems” which enables one to follow a program written for their specific injury (example: tennis elbow).

5. Home user gets complete online support in form of “ask an expert” program. Our expert physiotherapists will gladly answer any of your questions.

6. Possibility of custom made rehabilitation programs via extensive online questionnaire and an interview conducted by our online rehabilitation experts. Check our offer.

We recommend FREESTYLER FUNCTIONAL REHAB also for:

ATHLETES (SPORT RELATED INJURIES)

For the majority of sports injuries, exercise is a vital part of the rehabilitation process. The idea that an athlete is completely cured once treatment is over is simply outdated. Instead, an important part of an athlete’s physiotherapy consists of specific strengthening and flexibility exercises. Exercises included in rehabilitation programmes ensure that the injured part returns to a fully functional state and/or that the original cause of injury is eliminated.

For example, an athlete recovering from a hamstring strain would need to stretch and strengthen the injured hamstring to ensure that flexibility and strength are equal on both injured and non-injured sides. Because exercise is necessary to the rehabilitation process, trainers and coaches need to be aware that rehabilitation must be a well planned and continued process.

SENIORS (STRENGTHENING AND PREVENTION OF FALLS)

Unfortunately, aging negatively affects every parameter of muscle-skeletal functionality. Moreover, a decrease in strength, endurance, muscular and bone mass is almost always directly related to the number of falls an individual experiences. In the case of the older population, an everyday occurrence such as a fall can often be fatal.

Each year approximately 30% of people older than 65 fall and injure themselves. Among them, 20% to 30% will never be able to walk again. Both strength and aerobic capacities are improved in a few weeks of regular and organized exercising. Numerous studies have been carried out on older people examining the impact of exercising with elastic resistance. Test subjects confirm that regular exercising has had proven beneficial effects on them.