What is therapeutic exercise?
Therapeutic exercise refers to a range of physical activities that helps to restore and build physical strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and stability. The goal of therapeutic exercise is to return an injured patient to a fully functioning, pain-free state.
These exercises can take many forms, such as stretching, strength-building, endurance training, balance enhancement activities, breathing exercises, and more. These exercises are often guided and supervised by a trained physical therapist or a healthcare professional.
Therapeutic exercise can be used to rehabilitate a wide variety of injuries and conditions, including sports injuries, post-surgical recovery, arthritis, chronic pain conditions, and more.