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Gym sessions: more than just physical therapy
The gym is the primary space where most of the rehabilitation process occurs.
For this reason, Isokinetic centers feature an open space environment equipped with state-of-the-art technology, designed to meet all of the patient’s therapeutic needs.
The gym is primarily designed, however, to be a welcoming, positive, and stimulating environment where patients can feel at ease, encourage one another, and ultimately build friendships.
Each gym session varies in duration, ranging from 90 to 120 minutes, depending on the therapeutic protocol drawn up by the physician.
THE CENTRAL ROLE OF EXERCISE IN THE ISOKINETIC METHOD
At Isokinetic, sports rehabilitation means bringing the patient back to full psychophysical efficiency, not merely alleviating symptoms but aiming for complete recovery of functionality.
Our specialists do not limit therapies to a specific anatomical area or type of condition; instead, they concentrate on the patient as a whole. In other words, their approach ensures that the recovery of functionality encompasses the individual in all aspects.
The Isokinetic method primarily relies on therapeutic exercise focused on functional rehabilitation, serving as a means to achieve genuine and long-lasting results.
A fundamental characteristic of Isokinetic centers is the use of a single large therapeutic space where patients are welcomed.
Sharing this space enables patients to engage in therapy together. This brings with enormous advantages in terms of energy derived precisely from the interactions and exchanges they have with each other
- Patients share their experiences when they have similar conditions
- Patients inspire one another during rehabilitation sessions, and if someone begins to lose confidence, the others encourage them to keep going
- Friendships are formed among patients, regardless of their age, physical shape, or walk of life. These interactions provide for a consistently uplifting and motivating environment.
The use of instrumental therapies (cryotherapy, electrostimulation, laser therapy, TENS, ultrasound, iontophoresis, and hyperthermia) prepares the patient to correctly perform the exercises.
PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGES
During the Isokinetic rehabilitation process, massages serve both preventive and therapeutic purposes for muscle injuries, muscle fatigue, tendon injuries, and swelling.
Massage involves a series of controlled mechanical actions carried out by our rehabilitation specialists on the body’s surface, with the goal of restoring the functionality of specific tissues or enhancing the healing process. There are several different types of massage.
- DECONTRACTING MASSAGE: this has a preventive effect before training and a therapeutic effect in the case of injury or muscle fatigue.
- MYOFASCIAL MASSAGE: this is used for both preventive aims and to treat muscle stiffness and tightness.
- REFLEXOGENIC MASSAGE: this stimulates the muscle reflexively through specific manual maneuvers. It aims to strengthen a particular muscle and enhance its flexibility.
- DEEP TRANSVERSE MASSAGE: this prevents ongoing inflammation in the injured fibrous tissue and also promotes the development of strong scar tissue.
- FUNCTIONAL BANDAGING OR TAPING: this is a dynamic support methodthat employs a combination of extensible and non-extensible adhesive bandages to protect specific muscle-tendon and ligament structures.
- PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION: this improves the patient’s sensorimotor abilities, reestablishes balance in muscle actions, influences strength and endurance, and aids in regaining better neuromotor coordination.
- JOINT MOBILIZATION: this restores normal mobility and promotes the correct biomechanics of the involved structures by means of a neurophysiological response and a biomechanical reaction.
- PUMPING: this is a manual technique applied to the cervical spine that influences both the muscular and articular components. It involves very gradual and progressive assisted vertebral traction.
- CAPSULAR STRETCHING: entails the stretching of the joint capsule across all its planes and is especially beneficial for underused joints, which can lose elasticity and become stiff. This technique helps promote the smooth movement of the joint surfaces.
