AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE OCCURS WHEN A MUSCLE CONTRACTS WITHOUT ASSOCIATED MOVEMENT OF THE JOINT ON…

AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISE OCCURS WHEN A MUSCLE CONTRACTS WITHOUT ASSOCIATED MOVEMENT OF THE JOINT ON WHICH THE MUSCLE ACTS. ISOMETRIC EXERCISE IS OFTEN THE FIRST FORM OF STRENGTHENING EXERCISE USED RIGHT AFTER THE INJURY, ESPECIALLY IF THE REGION IS EXCESSIVELY PAINFUL OR IF THE AREA IS IMMOBILIZED. THESE EXERCISES ARE COMMENCED AS SOON AS THE PERSON CAN PERFORM THEM WITHOUT PAIN. FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO PHYSIOTHERAPY CONTACT THE EXPERIENCED PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN JP NAGAR.

ISOMETRIC EXERCISES ARE USED WHEN A MUSCLE IS TOO WEAK TO PERFORM RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES, IN CONDITIONS WHERE OTHER FORMS OF EXERCISES ARE NOT POSSIBLE( SUCH AS PATELLA DISLOCATION, SHOULDER DISLOCATION) OR WHEN AN ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION IS REQUIRED IN ACTIVITIES (e.g. STABILIZING). ISOMETRIC EXERCISE CAN MINIMIZE MUSCLE ATROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH IMMOBILIZATION AND INJURY BY MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING STATIC STRENGTH, MINIMIZING SWELLING VIA THE MUSCLE PUMP ACTION AND ENHANCING NEURAL AND PROPRIOCEPTIVE INPUTS TO THE MUSCLE. ACCORDING TO JARVINEN, 2005 , EARLY ACTIVE MOBILIZATION MAINTAIN MUSCLE STRENGTH, IMPROVE NOURISHMENT ON ARTICULAR CARTILAGE, STIMULATE COLLAGEN (TYPE 3) FORMATION AND ANGIOGENESIS.

IDEALLY, ISOMETRIC EXERCISE ARE HELD FOR 5 SECONDS WITH A REST OF 10 SECONDS AFTER 3-5 DAYS OF INJURY. THEY CAN BE PERFORMED FREQUENTLY DURING THE DAY IN SETS OF 10 REPETITIONS . THE NUMBER OF SETS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE REHABILITION