PHTY206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: List Of Flexors Of The Human Body, Weight-Bearing, Internal Fixation
Exercise Prescription for Lower Limb Conditions
• Identify appropriate exercise dosage parameters to achieve: muscle hypertrophy; muscle
strength; muscle endurance; neuromuscular training, soft tissue flexibility; and, cardiovascular
endurance
• Describe selected preventative therapeutic exercise protocols
• Prescribe therapeutic exercises that are appropriate for early and late stage presentations of
selected common lower limb conditions
• Identify other health professionals that comprise the referral network and how they may
enhance patient outcomes
• Describe appropriate selected outcome measures that assess the effectiveness of selected
therapeutic exercise.
• Dose-response relationship
o Flexibility
• 2-3 x 30 sec hold
• 2-3 x per day
• Daily for 12 weeks
o Cardiovascular fitness
• 3 x 30min @ 70-85% VO2 max per week
• Maintenance prescription only
o Neuromuscular training
• Youth
▪ 2-3 x/week for 12 weeks (20-60 sessions < 6 month period)
▪ 10 -15 min (weekly volume of 30-60min)
• Healthy older (balance training)
▪ 2-3 x/week for 12 weeks (36-40 sessions)
▪ 31-45min (weekly volume of 91-120min)
• Physical activity guidelines for adults
o 150 - 300mins of moderate intensity exercise/week
o Or 75 - 150min vigorous intensity exercise/week
o 2 resistance sessions per week
• Training residuals - how long does it take to 'lose it;
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• Principles of physiotherapy management
• Stephanie
o Now
• Icing
• Isometric eversion exercises
• AROM or AAROM to p1
• Sitting with wobble board - neuro
o Days to weeks
• Weight bearing activities
• Knee to wall
• Maintaining CV fitness - exercise bike
• Theraband for evertors
o Weeks to months
• Functional activity progression
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