Medical strengthening therapy
The medical strengthening therapy is a method of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine , which tries by strengthening the muscles pain to remove.
After a detailed examination before the first unit, the patient only trains for about 2-3 minutes on a special training machine, just like with strength training. This differs from the usual machines in fitness studios , as the body is fixed much more firmly here, and a computer is integrated that stores the force used and the training time and can thus make the training success visible. Depending on the progress, 12-16 training units are necessary.
Unlike strength training in the gym, each individual workout is monitored by a therapist. If necessary, he can intervene if the burden is too great. In Germany, medical strengthening therapy is not part of the catalog of services provided by statutory health insurers , but is usually only reimbursed by private health insurers. The physiotherapy on the device or device-assisted physiotherapy but is recoverable at least some public health insurance companies.
Web links
- Medical strengthening therapy . In: Health Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arnd Krüger : History of movement therapy. In: Preventive Medicine. Springer Loseblatt Collection, Heidelberg 1999, 07.06, pp. 1–22.
- ↑ What is exercise therapy? Section medical advanced training and device-assisted physiotherapy . Techniker Krankenkasse; accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Overview of services , section Physiotherapy on the device / cable station . AOK Northeast; accessed September 8, 2014
