Healthcare programme development for post-medical event recovery
Musculoskeletal injury is a combination of physical overloads created by overtraining or by the repetitive use of a joint or a particular muscle group. Every sport has a potential for this type of injury. Hence rehabilitation of sports injuries is needed. In general, the goals of rehabilitation i...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45897 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Musculoskeletal injury is a combination of physical overloads created by
overtraining or by the repetitive use of a joint or a particular muscle group. Every
sport has a potential for this type of injury. Hence rehabilitation of sports injuries is
needed. In general, the goals of rehabilitation include restoring function, restoring
pain-free full range of motion, and achieving full muscle strength, sports endurance
and aerobic fitness.
Electrical stimulation has been in practice since the eighteen century for the
treatment of paralysed patients and the prevention and restoration of muscle function
after injuries, before patients are capable of voluntary exercise training.
In this study, the author is investigating the effectiveness of electrical stimulation on
healthy subjects and subjects who have suffered from musculoskeletal injuries. An
electrical stimulation program was designed and carried out for healthy subjects
(Group S) and subjects with musculoskeletal injuries (Group SI) over duration of 3
times a week for 5 weeks. Subjects in both groups used electrical stimulation to
contract the hamstring, quadriceps, abdominal and biceps muscles. In order to test
the effectiveness of electrical stimulation, pre and post assessment measurement on
cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and range of
motion was carried out. |
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