Isokinetic Exercise

Isokinetic exercises play a big role in physical therapy because they’re not just a part of a treatment program, they’re also used to help identify and document physical impairment. Throughout the course of your treatment at Physical Therapists NYC we’ll often keep track of improvements and strength gained through isokinetic exercise.

In a nutshell, isokinetic exercises are resistance-based exercises using specialized equipment that holds the rate constant while allowing for adjustments in the resistance. The target speed and range of motion can be adjusted for each patient and set to focus on specific muscle groups. The patient is in charge of the amount of resistance they supply, working their muscles safely and in a manner that allows muscles to gain strength consistently through the entire defined range of movement.

If you’ve been prescribed isokinetic exercise, there’s a good chance you’re recovering from an injury or surgery. Knees and backs respond particularly well to isokinetic training. When doing isokinetic exercise treatment, you can expect the following benefits.

Anyone can benefit from isokinetic exercises, but they are often used for rehabilitation and recovery. Many of our patients at Physical Therapists NYC have suffered an injury or are recovering from surgery or other medical procedure. Isokinetic exercise can also be used, with great success, to treat imbalances in the body and to help individuals recover from a stroke. We find that high-level athletes prefer isokinetic exercise to help them pinpoint areas of muscle strength and weakness and isolate their performance issues.

Using isokinetic contraction to develop one muscle at a time targets the strength training to the area that needs it most and will see the greatest benefit. Through consistent and regular care, the patient will begin to notice an increase in muscle tone, strength, and endurance. Because this can all be measured on isokinetic machines, the progress can be documented. This type of strength training can also lead to improvements in core strength and balance, which have much positive quality of life outcomes.

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