Physiotherapy exercises for the muscles of the spine

Physiotherapy is a complex of exercises aimed at reducing pain syndrome in many diseases. When starting classes, each patient should choose the most suitable complex for himself and follow it for a certain time, passing from simple exercises to complex ones. Classes should not be accompanied by painful sensations and especially with their intensification. Initially, there may be a slight exacerbation in the form of painful sensations, this fact indicates that the muscles are getting used to the new load, however, with time these symptoms go away. The main means of exercise therapy is the dose-related physical activity. If the complex of exercises is chosen correctly, you can increase muscle tone in certain places.

What is the benefit of exercise therapy?

Experts recommend that before training, warm up that part of the body that needs training. For this, you can put a heated towel for 10 minutes or take a hot bath. It is necessary to begin very carefully with physical exercises, and if there is acute pain, then it is better to postpone it altogether. Physiotherapy exercises should become a habit, only in this case it will have a special effect on the body. Experts argue that if you practice exercise therapy 15 minutes a day at the same time, in the same place, then within a few weeks the result will be noticeable. Do not think that therapeutic exercise will instantly get rid of the disease, because problems often accumulate over the years and they need time to resolve them. The main goal of such activities is to avoid exacerbation of chronic diseases or to minimize them.

Indications for physical exercise:

• Postinfarction states, IHD, hypertension.
• Osteochondrosis, a violation of posture.
• Diabetes mellitus, obesity.
• Bronchial asthma, pneumonia, bronchial diseases.
• Nervous system disorders.
• Damage and injury to the musculoskeletal system.
• Disorders of the digestive system.
• Arthritis, arthrosis.
• Pregnancy and the puerperium.
• Gynecological problems.

Physiotherapy. Exercises.

Complex LFK for the cervical spine

Exercise number 1. Standing or sitting on a chair, legs together, hands lowered. Turn the head first to the right to the stop, then to the left. Repeat 7-10 times.

Exercise number 2. Standing or sitting on a chair, legs together, hands lowered. Lowering his chin down, trying to bring it as close to his chest. Repeat 7-10 times.

Exercise number 3. Standing or sitting on a chair, legs together, hands lowered. Bend your head back and pull out your chin. Repeat 7-10 times.

Physiotherapy exercises for the thoracic spine

Exercise number 1. Sitting on a chair with a backrest, you need to bend back, with your hands on the back of your head, then lean forward. Repeat 3-4 approaches.

Exercise number 2. Lie down on the back, put a roller under the back. Lie on the roller, putting his hands behind his head. To bend and raise the head together with the upper part of the trunk, repeat 3-4 approaches.

Exercise number 3. Sitting or standing, legs apart. Pull your arms up and grab your left wrist with your right hand. Tilt to the right. Then change hands. Make 3-4 approaches in each direction.

Physiotherapy exercises for the lumbar spine

Exercise number 1. Lie down on the back, arms stretched along the trunk. Strain muscles of the abdomen, not tuzhas and not holding his breath. Repeat 7-10 times.

Exercise number 2. Lie down on the back, arms stretched along the trunk. We lift the head and upper part of the trunk without lifting our legs from the floor. Hold in this position for about 10 seconds, then repeat the exercise 10 times.

Exercise number 3. Lie down on your back, bend your knees slightly. Put the right hand on the left knee, bend the leg, and hand to resist the rise. Change the arm and leg and repeat 7-10 approaches in each direction.

Physiotherapy for children is necessary during the formation of the musculoskeletal system, this allows you to acquire a beautiful posture and healthy joints. At the age of one and a half to two years, when the baby starts to walk, and in five or six years, when he is preparing for school, these exercises are especially useful and important.