Exercise therapy in diseases of the nervous system

In a modern clinic nervism are guiding ideas and determine the theoretical position of physical therapy, particularly in relation to the needs of the clinic of nervous diseases.

Ample testimony to the use of physical therapy in diseases of the nervous system are determined by the mechanism of action of physical exercise, which is based primarily on the reflex theory of Pavlov. It determined that the process of the exercise involves a reactive response to all parts of the nervous system from the cortex to the peripheral receptors.

The systematic and regular use of exercise contributes to functional and dynamic restructuring of the nervous system with the improvement of its activities.

Development of motion function

Indications It applies to a variety of diseases.

Thus, the regular use of physical therapy is indicated for a variety of diseases involving disorders of cerebral circulation (diffuse arteriosclerosis, when the consequences of hemorrhage or thrombosis of cerebral arteries, cerebral form of hypertension).

Exercise therapy in diseases of the nervous system is also an essential element of the treatment of patients with infectious and toxic damage to the nervous system is not in the acute stage (encephalitis, chorea, polio, tabes, myelitis, and others.) and of different origin.

Therapeutic exercises in order to develop the functions of movement and adaptation of the patient to the different types of physical activity has been successfully used in diseases of the peripheral nerves (neuritis and neuralgia are not in the acute stage, with sciatica, and polyneuritis polyradiculoneuritis etc.).

Exercise therapy as a method of rehabilitation therapy is widely shown in traumatic lesions of the brain and spinal cord and peripheral nerve injuries.

In this respect, experience has shown that the process is the use of exercises and training can not successfully restore function in patients with movement.

Exercise therapy is widely used, the so-called functional disorders of the nervous system (neurosis) as psychogenic caused and at various neurotic conditions that have developed in connection with other medical conditions.

Application of physical therapy justified by the simultaneous effect of exercise on mental sphere, and on the patient's somatic processes.

With the help of exercise can also affect the regulation of processes of excitation and inhibition in the cerebral cortex, the alignment of autonomic disorders and have a positive effect on the emotional sphere of the patient.

Exercise therapy before and after surgery

Application of physical therapy before and after surgery, mainly medical gymnastics, physiologically and clinically justified in the number of surgical interventions in the preoperative and postoperative period.

As is well known, the operation is to a certain extent also the trauma that causes a violation of the integrity of tissues and a temporary dysfunction of the physiological systems that are involved in operations.

Dosed application exercise before and after the operation is justified in the preoperative period, and especially after it.

In the latter case, physiotherapy has the overall effect, prevents possible complications, stimulates reparative processes and contributes to the restoration of anatomical abnormalities.

At the same time exercise counteract the development of stagnation, the formation of adhesive process and the formation of adhesions in the surgical field.

Modern Application prevents the development of contractures and limited mobility in the joints, closely adjacent to the area of ​​surgery, supports, develops and adapts the function of the affected systems to the new conditions of physiological activity.

However, physiotherapy   prepare the patient for getting up and transferred various physical activities, with whom he comes into contact in the conditions of their lives.

Exercise therapy for heart disease

Readings physical therapy for heart disease

When heart disease indications for use of exercise are determined by their stimulating effect on trophism, and the contractile function of the myocardium.

This is due to increased peripheral vascular function, increased redox-phase exchange and improvement of activities of the various factors supporting circulatory

(contraction and relaxation of muscles, movement in the joints, respiratory excursion of the chest and diaphragm, and periodic oscillations abdominal pressure).

In other words, the therapeutic success of the application of physical therapy is associated with improved function of various physiological mechanisms of the circulatory system.

In this connection, therapeutic exercise for heart disease are shown:

myocardium with dystrophic lesions of various origins,

chronic myocarditis, sclerotic lesions of the heart muscle,

when the effects of myocardial infarction

and other conditions characterized by a decrease in contractile function of the heart muscle.

The systematic application of physical therapy

Influence of the systematic application of physical exercise on the development of the reserve factors circulatory justifies physical therapy for heart diseases, heart diseases, and its wrong position (hanging heart, supine heart).

Effect of exercise appropriately selected on the alignment of excitation and inhibition in the cerebral cortex, development of temporary connections (cortico-visceral), as well as to reduce the symptoms of vegetative dystonia

followed by a reflection on the vascular response suggests physiotherapy exercises shown , Hypotension and hypertension, angina pectoris (in between attacks).

Exercise therapy for injuries, with fractures

Exercise therapy for injuries, with fractures, exercise trauma

Please note that each injury is characterized by a general resonance. In mild cases, changing the flow rate of vegetative functions and increased excitability of the central nervous system.

At moderate injury and severe depression on a par with the functions of the nervous system is often a weakening of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems up to shock events.

It should also be borne in mind that the number of injuries found on the patient bed rest and often in the presence of a forced position of immobilization, this affects the decreased activity of physiological processes.

For injuries taking into account the difference in the application process flow traumatic physical therapy shown in cases where the process flows down the overall tone of the whole organism, decrease in muscle strength, development of muscle atrophy and limited movement.

At the closed trauma, and trauma to the presence of wound healing most actively exercise influence in regenerative phase of the process.

Exercise therapy for injuries, causing congestion in the field of active traumatic focus and increased lymph circulation, create the background of physiological activity in the affected area, contribute to anatomical and functional recovery of damaged organs.

Exercise therapy for fractures

Exercise is displayed at the open and closed fractures, osteomyelitis and soft tissue injuries in order to stimulate kosteobrazovatelnoy functions seals callus and wound healing.

It should be borne in mind that reparative morphogenesis adapts to the growing functional stimulus - exercise.

When compression fractures and spinal injuries, as well as its various strains (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis) the timely application of physical therapy is justified as a preventive effect on the development of its process and the restoration of the static-dynamic function of the spine.

Therapeutic exercise is of practical importance in conjunction with surgery.

So, in order to provide health-building and preventive actions, as well as a prime method of rehabilitation therapy physiotherapy is shown in the preoperative and postoperative period during operations on the abdominal wall, chest surgery, burn disease at reconstructive surgeries, and surgical interventions on the nervous system.