Θεραπεία ισοκινητικής δυναμομετρίας

ISOKINETIC TRAINING

What is it?

This represents one of the safest and valid methods of assessing and increase muscle strength:

Isokinetic exercise aims to:

1. Increase muscle strength

2. Improving the range of motion

3. Improving the function of the tendons

4. Improving coordination

How does it work;

Isokinetic dynamometers provide maximum or optimum resistance to joint movement for each individual providing an optimum muscle strengthening stimulus, muscle hypertrophy and range of motion monitoring and improvement

How do we know that isokinetics are effective?

Scientific research ^1,2 has shown that isokinetic exercise contributes significantly to the diagnosis and strengthening of muscles in conditions such as:

Muscle injuries
Sprains
Anterior cruciate ligament rupture
Epicondylitis
Tendonitis and tendon diseases
Osteoarthritis
Atrophies of the trunk muscles
Rupture of menisci
Other ligament injuries
Atrophies

How is it applied?

Isokinetics involvements performance of exercises at various testing velocities. Exercises in our clinic involve knee, hip and ankle joint movements.

How long does it take to see first results?

It depends of the aim of the program. For a typical strengthening conditioning program, first results can be seen within the 3-4 weeks when exercising 3 days a week . It is expected that after this period, there is a 10-15% increase in muscle mass, muscle strength imbalances are reduced to less than 10% and range of motion can increase up to 10%

Ask for our special therapy programs

We implement special strength assessment programs, and the patient receives a detailed report on: 1. Maximum strength at different speeds (concentric, eccentric) 2. Maximum torque at a specific joint angle 3. Left to right strength imbalances 4. Antagonist to agonist strength imbalances 5. Mixed antagonist to agonist strength ratio 6. Fatigue index Based on the assessment results, special therapeutic protocols for the restoration of muscle strength are applied, combining isometric, eccentric and concentric efforts as well as new protocols for improving explosive strength and muscle endurance.

ΒReferences

Kellis E, Baltzopoulos V. Isokinetic eccentric exercise. Sports Medicine 1995; 19:202–222. Published online: March 1995.
Kellis E, Galanis N, Kofotolis N. Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratio in Female Athletes with a Previous Hamstring Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, and Controls. Sports 2019, Vol. 7, Page 214 2019; 7:214.