Unit 5   Physical Therapy Exercises

Exercising daily plays a main role in the process of healing and recovering from injury or disease.
This is the goal of physical therapy exercises. Stretching and strengthening activities are only a
few types of physical therapy exercises. Balance, joint control, and muscle re-training are other
types of important physical therapy exercises.



Task 1

Fill the gaps with the correct word chosen from below.

increase    joints      recovery     health   immune   regular     cardiovascular


Physical exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain physical
fitness and overall _____________. Frequent and _______________exercise is an important component
in the prevention of the diseases such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes
and obesity.


Exercises are generally grouped into three types depending on the overall effect they have on the
human body:

1. Flexibility exercises such as stretching improve the range of motion of muscles and

    ________________.

2. Aerobic exercises such as walking and running focus on increasing ________________ endurance.

3. Anaerobic exercises such as weightlifting or sprinting ______________muscle strength.


Physical exercise is important for physical fitness including healthy weight, building and
maintaining healthy bones, muscles and joints; and strengthening the ____________ system.

Proper nutrition is at least as important to health as exercise. When exercising it becomes even
more important to have good diet to ensure the body has the correct ratio of micro and
macronutrients to help the body with the ________________ process after exercising.


(Adapted from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/physical_exercise.htm)



Task 2 Speaking


Choose at least one of the following types of exercises and describe its methods and goals:

Endurance training

Resistance training (strengthening exercises) – isotonic, isometric, isokinetic ex.

Flexibility training

Bed-ridden and convalescing patients: AAROM ex., PROM ex., circulatory ex.

Balance and stability training

Functional mobility training

Gait training

Back school

Aquatic exercises

Relaxation technique

ADL training

HEP training



Task 3: Look at the pictures and explain the described movements:


(Source of picture:
http://thesandtrap.com/t/65441/photo-radial-deviation-i-cant-do-this-maybe-a-couple-of-degrees)



Task 4 Listening – Giving instructions

Pilates Exercises – One-leg stretch

http://www.ehow.com/video_4940402_pilates-exercises-oneleg-stretch.html

Listen to a fitness trainer describing a Pilates exercise and write down as many verbs describing
movement as possible.


Follow-up: Complete the gaps with parts of the body.

Rotate your____________clock-wise / anti-clock-wise

Shrug your_______________

Turn your______________from side to side

Stand with your ___________ apart/ shoulder width apart

Keep your ____________ straight

Bring/ stretch/ extend your ____________ to the side/ overhead/ straight forward

Swing ___ from side to side and around in a circle

Bend forward from your ______ and relax

Clasp your __________ behind your head

Cross ____________ over your chest

Lie on your ______, arms at the side, ___________ down/up, now bend your ___________

Hold your knee with both __________ and pull it towards your ___________

Squat on the floor with one ___________ bent up against the chest, the other leg stretched out
behind

Kneel on the ground, __________ apart

Lift up/ raise your ____________.











Task 5:

Here are some pictures of various physiotherapy exercises. First study the pictures properly, then
choose 4 pictures and describe how to perform the exercises:


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Thigh Bruise and Strain (Quadriceps Contusion) Exercises: Illustration



Now choose some of your classmates to perform the exercises as you describe them.

Adapted from:

http://www.orthohyd.com/exercises-yoga, http://physicaltherapy.about.com

Task  6

a)      Prepare a set of exercises that will ensure development of all large muscle groups in the
body.

b)      Consider a sport and suggest exercises applying the overload principle that would develop
all the large muscle groups used in the sport.


GRAMMAR


Infinitive or –ing  overview


Verb + ing:

delay, fancy, consider, admit, miss, involve, finish, postpone, imagine, avoid, deny, risk,
practise, enjoy, suggest, mind, give up, put off, carry on, go on, keep on, can´t help
/laughing/,dislike, can´t stand.


Verb + to:

offer, decide, hope, deserve, attempt, promise, agree, plan, aim, afford, manage, threaten, refuse,
arrange, learn, forget, fail, seem, appear, tend, pretend, claim, decide, dare, want, ask, help,
expect, beg, tell, remind, force, enable, teach, order, warn, invite, persuade, make, let.


both -ing + infinitive:

begin, start, intend, continue, bother, love, like, hate, can´t bear /no difference in meaning/


difference in meaning:


stop + ing = give up the activity /he stopped smoking/

stop + inf. = intent /he stopped to smoke = with the aim to smoke/



advise, recommend, encourage, allow, permit, forbid:

verb + -ing /without an object/                                 verb + object + to:

I recommend waiting                                      I recommend you to wait


remember + -ing = I did it and now I remember /I remember posting the letter/

remember – to…= not to forget or to realise /please remember to post the letter/


regret + -ing = I am sorry about what I did /I regret saying it/

regret + to…= I´m sorry that I have to…/We regret to inform you…/


go on + -ing = continue /He went on talking/

go on + to.. = do or say something new /After discussing it he went on to talk about economy/


try + -ing = testing /try pressing the button/

try + to.. = attempt, effort /I tried to move the table/


need + -ing = something needs to be done /the floor needs cleaning/

need + to.. = it is necessary /I need to take more exercise/