How to use elastic band for rehabilitation exercise

In rehabilitation training, many all need to use the elastic band, but the elastic band can play what role, the following article will explain to everybody.

Advantages of elastic band training

1. The utility model has the advantages of small occupation area, lightweight, foldable and convenient to carry, and can be taken out at any time for rehabilitation training.

2. Can rotate freely, and can produce the corresponding resistance. The resistance of the elastic band is not due to the gravity of the earth, but due to the stretching of the elastic band, so that the rehabilitation training can be more free and diversified.

3. Because the resistance provided by the elastic band is not related to gravity, rehabilitation training can not be carried out by force, which can make rehabilitation training more effective.

4. The use of an elastic band can imitate many common training movements in life, which further improves its functionality.

The elastic band may do the rehabilitation training

Flexion arm elastic band exercise: stroke sequelae of the body upright, feet open and shoulder width, feet on an elastic band. Hold the ends of the resistance band with your hands and place them by your side, then slowly raise your arms until they reach shoulder height. After that, slowly lower your arms, release the elastic, and return to your sides.

Elastic band Foot Varus: stroke sequelae patients with a sitting position, the elastic band in the forefoot, hook up the toes, lower leg force, and elastic band against the external force. 12-15 times as a group, about four groups.

How to arrange elastic band training?

1.The resistance created by the elastic band becomes stronger and stronger as the elastic band grows, but this is not the case with our muscles. The strength of our muscle fibers decreases when they contract or stretch to a certain extent, when we use elastic bands for rehabilitation training, we have to move slowly, sometimes fast, and acceleration increases, it is easy to cause muscle or joint damage.

2. The elastic band is simple and convenient equipment for rehabilitation training at home, which has a good effect on the rehabilitation training of Sequela of cerebral infarction. If you don’t have time to go to a rehab hospital, try elastic bands as a form of daily exercise.

3. Frequency of rehabilitation exercise: during rehabilitation training, stroke patients were given 2-4 groups of each rehabilitation exercise, and the next group of rehabilitation exercises was given after a rest of 3-5 minutes. To ensure safety, the elastic band should be checked for breakage or cracking before exercise.

4. 5minutes stretching warm-up before each formal rehabilitation training, and 5 minutes finishing exercise after stroke training. For the elderly suffering from stroke, rehabilitation exercise should be monitored on the side to prevent accidents.

Advantages of elastic band training

The elastic band may do the rehabilitation training

How to arrange elastic band training?

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