We provide expert advice on exercise prescription, here at our new Lancing practice.
Here at Louis Jones Physiotherapy, one very important aspect of helping our clients to overcome injuries and rehabilitate to full health, is to prescribe exercises that focus on important key areas, such as mobility, stability and strength.
Once we have diagnosed your issue, and formed a treatment plan, we will need to address mobility, stability and strength to assist your recovery towards full function so that you can get back to normality as soon as possible, and more importantly avoid any further occurrences of your problem in future.
Pain is one area that is important to help get rid of, but without exercise prescription, there may be a risk of reinjuring an area or it may slow your recovery rate down.
Gone are the days of being told to rest and take painkillers. All the latest research is pointing towards exercise to assist recovery and to prevent further stiffness and weakness from developing.
We can help you if you are waiting for surgery or post surgery. In both these cases, it is critical to intervene early so that you can restore normal range of movement, and strength back so that you can achieve full recovery.
We work with a number of orthopedic specialists and consultants in the Sussex area, so if for any reason we cannot help treat your injury through conservative means, we will be able to refer you quickly and painlessly to the right person. After any investigations, we work together with the consultants to help you maximize your recovery through an exercise program.
What is core strength?
Core strength are specific exercises that target our deeper core muscles, predominantly around our trunk and pelvic region. These muscles support and stabilise our spine and help assist a good posture. Weak core muscles will leave us prone to lower back injury, which can have a knock on effect on our upper back, neck and our limbs. There are specific muscles that we need to concentrate on strengthening if we are to successfully strengthen our core. These are:
Transversus Abdominis
Multifidis
Multiple studies have shown that an increase in strength of these core muscles can reduce lower back pain by up to 80%! Furthermore we fully endorse other therapies such as Pilates and Yoga as great ways of strengthening the core and improving posture. This can greatly reduce your chances of becoming injured and can also assist with improved wellbeing and breathing.
What other injuries can exercise help?
Exercise prescription can assist in the recovery of:
Ligament sprains
Muscle strains and tears
Tendonopathies
Balance issues
Pre and post orthopaedic surgery
Poor posture
Muscle weakness (atrophy)
Weak core strength
Without correct exercise prescription we are at greater risk of relapsing into further injury, and it can significantly slow our recovery time. By exercising in the correct way, we are also encouraging clients to be proactive rather than reactive. For more information about how exercise prescription can help you go to our contact page or click the button below to book an appointment.
