Therapeutic Exercise: Types and Indications.
American family physician
- Publish Date: Oct 1983
- ISSN: 0002-838X
- Volume: 28
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 227-33
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Delisa J A, deLateur B J, et al. Therapeutic Exercise: Types and Indications.. Oct 1983;28:227-33
Abstract
In the intact subject, strength is determined by the physiologic cross-sectional area of all the muscle fibers as influenced by the activity of the neural elements. Passive range-of-motion exercises prevent or help correct contractures but do not build strength. High-resistance, low-repetition exercises simultaneously develop strength and endurance. Isotonic exercises are generally preferable to isometric exercises.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Exercise Therapy, Female, Humans, Isometric Contraction, Isotonic Contraction, Male, Movement, Muscle Contraction, Muscle Relaxation, Neuromuscular Diseases, Physical Endurance, Weight Lifting
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