Mechanotherapy

Mechanotherapy — a method of treatment consisting of physical exercises on the apparatus, specially designed for the development of movements in certain joints. Using devices of various systems is justified biomechanics of joint movement. When mechanotherapy movement strictly localized in relation to a particular joint or muscle group. The devices are equipped with resistance (weight), increasing or decreasing which alter the load on the joint. With the help of special devices, you can change the speed of rhythmically produced movements. Conducting exercises is characterized by automated, movements, without the coordinating influence of the central nervous system. Mechanotherapy method has no independent meaning and is used in therapeutic physical training mostly as an additional impact on the individual sections of the musculoskeletal system.