Along with Chiropractic Care, Physical Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Exercise is an essential part of any treatment program. The focus is to regain flexibility, strength, and endurance and to improve, restore, and prevent the loss of physical function.
Additional objectives of Therapeutic exercise include:
- Increasing mobility
- Releasing contracted muscles, tendons, and fascia
- Mobilizing joints
- Improving circulation
- Improving respiratory capacity
- Improving coordination
- Reducing rigidity
- Improving balance
- Muscle Re-education
Therapeutic exercises are classified into three major categories:
- Endurance training
- Resistance training
- Flexibility training