Therapeutic Exercise
Specific exercises to correct specific problems built to restore flexibility, strength, and endurance.
What It Is
Movement, prescribed for your body
Therapeutic exercises are specific exercises meant for correcting specific problems. Depending on the matter of your concern, your chiropractor may give you a list of exercises to perform to reduce discomfort. The focus of therapeutic exercise is to regain flexibility, strength, and endurance related to specific physical problems.
Therapeutic exercise aims to improve, restore, and prevent loss of physical function. It can also improve a patient’s overall health, fitness, and sense of well-being.
Additional Objectives
What therapeutic exercise targets
- 01
Increasing mobility
- 02
Releasing contracted muscles, tendons, and fascia
- 03
Mobilizing joints
- 04
Improving circulation
- 05
Improving respiratory capacity
- 06
Improving coordination
- 07
Reducing rigidity
- 08
Improving balance
Three Major Categories
How therapeutic exercise is classified
Endurance Training
Builds stamina and cardiovascular capacity over longer durations of activity.
Resistance Training
Strengthens muscles and connective tissue using progressive load.
Flexibility Training
Restores range of motion and helps prevent re-injury.
No matter what type of exercise is prescribed to remedy a patient’s specific condition, the final goal of rehabilitation is to acquire a maximum level of physical fitness without the use of more invasive methods. Therapeutic exercise can be performed at home, and gives you the power to improve your quality of life.
Take the Next Step
Get an exercise plan built for you
Talk with Dr. Levitt about a therapeutic exercise plan tailored to your condition. Call 952-920-7535 or request a visit online today.
Address
6200 Excelsior Blvd, Suite 201
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone
952-920-7535Hours
- Mon / Thu:8:30–11:30am · 2:30–5:30pm
- Tue / Fri:8:30am – 11:30am
- Wed:10:00am – 12:00pm
- Sat:By Appointment
- Sun:Closed