The term kinesitherapy (Greek kinesis – movement) is used to describe treatment with movement. It is the entirety of physiotherapeutic activities undertaken with the use of motor improvement methods, used in dysfunctions and diseases within the musculoskeletal system. The effects of physical exercise of a therapeutic nature include e.g. increasing muscle endurance, improving the overall efficiency of the body, improving joint mobility, correcting incorrect movement habits. What are the indications for kinesitherapy?
Indications for kinesitherapy are:
• Rehabilitation and supporting the treatment of orthopedic diseases, dysfunctions such as fractures, injuries,
• Rehabilitation and supporting the treatment of neurological diseases and dysfunctions
• Rehabilitation and treatment of rheumatic diseases,
• Rehabilitation procedures in the case of body and foot posture defects, such as scoliosis or flat feet,
• Rehabilitation and treatment of injuries and sports injuries,
• Early support for children’s physical development,
• Prevention of osteoporosis, musculoskeletal pain,
• Improvement of psychophysical health.
Kinesitherapy – goals:
Among the basic goals of kinesitherapy, there is primarily help in regaining full or partial fitness at the structural and – more importantly – functional level. In other words, proper performance of exercises (and their supervision or conduct by a therapist) is to allow the patient to restore the quality of life before the disease, dysfunction or injury. This is achieved e.g. by influencing parameters such as: strength, endurance, range of motion in joints, broadly understood body efficiency and often learning previously performed activities anew.
The goal of kinesitherapy is also education in the field of work ergonomics, injury prevention, maintaining proper movement habits or preventing the symptoms of exacerbation of individual diseases. In a situation where we are dealing with a chronically ill patient, it will also be very important to prepare them through kinesiotherapeutic activities to function in conditions that have changed for them.
The positive impact of movement and its components on the human body has been known for a long time, which is only confirmed by the definition of kinesitherapy. It is therefore worth using the services of physiotherapists not only in situations of dysfunction, but also in the prevention and prevention of their occurrence.
