Exercise Rehabilitation Glossary

Muscle contraction performed at constant velocity using specialized equipment that provides accommodating resistance.

Therapeutic taping technique using elastic tape to support muscles and joints while allowing normal movement.

Fear of movement or re-injury that impedes rehabilitation progress.

Conscious perception of body position, movement, and spatial orientation derived from proprioceptive and vestibular inpu...

The interconnected system of joints, muscles, and nerves working together to produce movement.

Strategic modification of training or activity demands to optimize tissue adaptation while minimizing injury risk.

Standardized assessment technique using applied resistance to grade muscle strength on a 0-5 scale.

A systematic approach to applying controlled physical stress to tissues to promote adaptation and healing responses.

A unit measuring the energy cost of physical activities, where one MET equals the resting metabolic rate.

Ability to regulate movement through coordinated muscle activation patterns.

Process of acquiring and refining movement skills through practice and experience, resulting in permanent behavioral cha...

Foundational ability to perform basic movement patterns with appropriate quality, control, and efficiency.

Altered movement patterns that deviate from optimal biomechanical function, often resulting from injury, pain, or neurom...

Therapeutic process focused on teaching or restoring optimal movement patterns following injury, surgery, or neurologica...

Systematic assessment of fundamental movement patterns to identify dysfunction and injury risk.

A diagnostic classification system that identifies primary movement impairments contributing to a patient's condition.

Clinical evaluation of natural variations in movement patterns to identify compensatory strategies and movement dysfunct...

A group of healthcare professionals from different disciplines who collaborate to provide comprehensive patient care.

Manual therapy using patient's muscle contractions to improve mobility and alignment.

Specialized exercise methods that utilize neurophysiological principles to enhance muscle activation, strength, and coor...

Training techniques designed to restore proper nerve-muscle communication and movement patterns.

Exercise pattern where the distal segment moves freely in space without fixed resistance.

Standardized assessment tools used to quantify patient status, progress, and treatment effectiveness in rehabilitation s...

A behavioral approach to activity management that involves breaking tasks into smaller segments with planned rest period...