Exercise Prescription

As part of your treatment at Ruth Mills Therapies you may be given some exercises to undertake at home which will promote recovery and reduce the risk or re-injury. Following a soft tissue injury, for example, you may be given exercises to help strengthen and stretch the injured area and surrounding muscles. This is important to fully rehabilitate the injured area and therefore reduce the chance of re-injury. 

Exercise programs may include stretches, balance and proprioception training, postural re-education, muscles balancing exercises, sport specific training, resistance training and core stability exercises.

There are many benefits from following a rehabilitation program during your recovery. These include:

• Strengthening muscles and ligaments
• Stretch tight muscles
• Improve joint mobility and flexibility 
• Improve balance and proprioception
• Improve confidence when returning to sport
• Reduce the risk of re-injury
• Maximise the body’s capabilities

Hands on treatment serve only part of the full treatment programme. It is important to undertake the exercises you are given in order to make a full recovery. A poorly rehabilitated injury is more likely to cause problems in the future. You may be advised to use equipment for some of the exercises such as resistance band, exercise ball, foam roller or a wobble board.