Clinical Practice Guide: Methods and Contents of Exercise Therapy

1. Medical Gymnastics Medical gymnastics is the most commonly used method in exercise therapy. You can train according to the required mode, speed, amplitude, coordination and muscle strength, so as to achieve gradual progress. Medical gymnastics can be full-body, partial or a combination of full-body and partial. In medical gymnastics, you can use instruments or bare hands. It can be divided into active exercise, that is, using the patient's own initiative, and passive exercise is using external force to increase the range of motion and muscle strength of joints. External forces include the strength of healthy limbs, others or instruments. Medical gymnastics can be used to prevent diseases and promote health, and can be used to treat injuries and diseases. According to the characteristics, functional status and therapeutic purpose of diseases and disabilities, choose appropriate medical gymnastics for training. You can choose different ways, such as muscle strength training, joint activity training, endurance training, relaxation training, breathing training, balance training and so on. The amount of exercise, intensity and range of activities should be adjusted in time according to the patient's tolerance to exercise. You can also train in stages according to the illness and situation.

2. Aerobic training Aerobic training is endurance training, which aims to increase the human body's ability to inhale, transport and utilize oxygen. It is also a fitness method to improve the body's aerobic metabolism ability. This training method is simple and easy to implement, and the training method does not require high skills. Its sports methods include walking, aerobics, swimming, cycling, running in situ, climbing stairs, skipping rope and so on. The physiological load of human body is determined by the intensity of exercise, the times of training and the duration of each training. And the human body can train through self-monitoring, so it is safe and effective. Generally, moderate-intensity endurance training has a good effect on cardiopulmonary function, which can increase load and oxygen carrying capacity, promote the process of aerobic catabolism and anabolism, and increase muscle contraction. There are many aerobic training methods, but Cooper training method is more representative and can be used by people of all training levels.

3. Ethnic physical therapy includes martial arts, qigong, massage, walking, running, fitness gymnastics, Wuqinxi, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, fishing, pole climbing and other methods, while those who use fitness equipment include tug-of-war, skipping rope, kicking shuttlecock, swinging, rowing dragon boats and knives, guns, swords and sticks used in martial arts.