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Purpose and Goals
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Purpose: Improves balance/explosive power/coordination through cutting/jumping/hop- ing exercises Goals: Increase strength, mobility, ROM; return to sport/activity
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Purpose: To allow physical activity in a controlled manner Goals: Increase ROM, increase circulation, increase flexibility, increase mobility, decrease swelling
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Purpose: To allow for strengthening and testing at set speeds Goals: Increase strength, ROM, mobility; return to activity/sport; test strength gains over time
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Purpose: To challenge balance and core stability during exercise Goals: Increase balance, proprioception, and core strength
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Purpose: To allow a joint to be iced with compression Goals: Decrease pain, swelling, and sensitivity; increase ROM
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Purpose: To allow for strengthening and testing at set speeds; similar to Biodex and Kin-Com Goals: Increase strength, ROM, mobility; return to activity/sport; test strength gains over time
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Purpose: To safely treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions with specific electrical settings Goals: Decrease pain, swelling, spasm, and stiffness; Increase ROM, mobility, and flexibility
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Purpose: To give recovering shoulder patients an assist in stretching Goals: Increase flexibility and mobility
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Purpose: A dry heating modality that helps avoid hot spots Goals: Increase circulation; decrease sensitivity
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Purpose: Facilitate therapeutic exercises, stretching, and positioning Goals: Increase flexibility, balance, strength
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Purpose: To assist with control of a patient’s balance during gait training Goal: Increase balance; mobility, and confidence
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Purpose: To allow for PT treatment when the patient’s clothing does not do so appropriately Goal: Patient comfort
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Purpose: Facilitate treatment of any body part; facilitate proper body mechanics for the clinician Goal: Can assist in hitting all goals
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Purpose: To heat hot packs Goals: Increase circulation, flexibility, mobility; decrease pain, spasms
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Purpose: To make ice; keep cold packs at the appropriate temperature Goals: Decrease pain, swelling, spasm; Increase mobility
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Purpose: To provide continuous cooling to a body part Goal: Decrease pain, swelling, spasm; increase mobility
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Purpose: To use electricity to push medication into an injured area Goals: Decrease inflammation, pain; increase mobility, flexibility
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Purpose: Provide constant/graduated pressure to limbs Goals; Reduce edema, swelling; increase mobility
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Purpose: Uses light to facilitate healing Goals: Reduce inflammation, pain; Increase mobility, flexibility, function
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Purpose: To facilitate massage Goals: Reduce swelling, inflammation, pain, spasm; Increase circulation, flexibility, mobility, comfort
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Purpose: To provide overall heat to bony areas; facilitate massage Goal; Decrease pain, spasm, sensitivity; increase circulation, flexibility, mobility; Soften skin
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Purpose: Assist in gait training Goals: Increase mobility, confidence, strength
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Purpose: To help position patients comfortably for treatment Goals: Increase patient comfort; assists in all goals
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Purpose: To facilitate therapeutic exercise Goals: Increase strength, core stability, and balance
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Purpose: To allow for taping of injuries Goals: Provide stability, decrease swelling
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Purpose: To allow long-term, take home electrical stimulation Goal: Decrease pain, swelling, spasm; Increase circulation, flexibility, mobility
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Purpose: Facilitate therapeutic exercise Goals: Increase strength, mobility; return to activity
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Purpose: Provide controlled pull on joints to provide relief Goals: Increase circulation, flexibility, mobility; Decrease pain, spasm; alignment of joints
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Purpose: to allow walking/running in a controlled environment Goal: Increase mobility, circulation, balance, proprioception
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Purpose: To allow body weight exercises in a small area Goals: Increase strength, mobility, flexibility
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Purpose: Uses sound waves for deep heating effects Goals: Reduces inflammation, edema, spasm; Increases flexibility, circulation,
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Purpose: Facilitate strengthening exercises in a controlled manner Goals: Increase strength, flexibility; return to activity
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Purpose: To facilitate strengthening exercises in a more functional manner Goals: Increase strength, flexibility, proprioception; return to activity
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Purpose: To provide hot or cold therapy Goals: Decrease pain, swelling, inflammation, spasm, sensitivity; Increase ROM, mobility, flexibility
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Purpose: Facilitates exercise in a semi- controlled manner Goals: Increase strength, proprioception, balance
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Purpose: To facilitate proprioceptive exercise Goals: Increase strength, proprioception, mobility
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