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TherapySpark’s Best of 2020
CategoriesHere you’ll find a roundup of our most popular resources of the year, according to you, our readers. From our new COVID-19 treatment guideline videos to our first e-book about ACL recovery and more, check out the best of TherapySpark 2020.
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The rehab team at London Road Community Hospital are helping people regain strength and function through Long-COVID so they can get back to work. PrimusRS plays an important role in facilitating functional exercise and providing critical data for patient progress.
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Traditional methods can only provide so much relief for severe neck pain and injuries. Explore an evidence-based approach focusing on a detailed assessment on range of motion and strength, and strengthening the neck itself.
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Research Shows Eccentric Exercise – Not Needling, Surgery, Splints – Best for Tendinopathy
CategoriesThe data showed that each intervention provided some level of improvement. But exercise was the most consistently effective option. More specifically, eccentric exercise was the single most effective treatment for all joints in the study
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Eccentric work provides unique responses and benefits compared to concentric exercise. This session delves into the science of eccentric exercise and how the Eccentron allows you to offer controlled but targeted isolated eccentric exercise to nearly any client.
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“The eccentric component is huge for NBA players because they’re so explosive. Many injuries occur in the eccentric phase during deceleration, so the Eccentron is for both performance and injury reduction,” says Motoki Fuji, Houston Rockets' Assistant Athletic Trainer
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CPM is great for working on the Range of Motion in injured joints. But with the added Target Force, you’re also improving neuromuscular control, strength through range, stability, and overall endurance.
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The sit to stand is one of the most important movements of everyday life. Patients recovering from COVID-19 will be dealing with physical limitations that make this important function harder. In this video, we'll show you how to use your PrimusRS to help your patients achieve a safer sit to stand. You can use this exercise with patients who are severely deconditioned.
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As COVID-19 patients make their recovery, some will have been severely deconditioned. Learn how to strengthen the ankles, knees, and hips with gentle eccentric resistance to get your patients up and moving again.
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If you’ve treated patients with patellar tendonitis, then you know the sesamoids in the knee. The smaller sesamoid bones of the hand and feet play a big role in other conditions, but they’re often overlooked. Let’s explore the anatomy, function, and rehab techniques for sesamoid bones.
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Learn how to provide early intervention with Eccentron to get patients moving, even those who have difficulty tolerating exercise.
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The Eccentron produced muscle activation almost four times higher than the other exercises for all muscle groups tested. With the Eccentron, participants achieved an average muscle activation of 60% of their maximum.