Active movements

Active movements is the topic of Exercise therapy in Physiotherapy course

1. ACTIVE MOVEMENTS Dr. T.SunilKumar MPT Assistant Professor SIPR

2. DEFINATION

3. RESISTANCES

4. Resisting force by spring increase progressively when it stretched or compressed. Impossible to match resistance to their capacity. SPRINGS Putty, clay, wax, plasticine & wet sand are used. Used for both strengthening & mobilising the hands. MELLEABLES R esistance by water increases with speed & surface area of the part moved. W hen the movement is vertical, buoyancy adds to the resistance on the way down & cancels out much of resistance on the way up. WATER

5. Pulley circuits

6. INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS