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College: Jinnah Postgraduate College of
Physiotherapy
Class: 2nd Year
Topic: Role of TheraBands And Springs in
Physical Therapy
Presented To: Dr, Saad Khan
5. Thera Bands
A stretchy, elastic, rubber-like material
which is used for physical therapy….
Thera-bands were first introduced by
the Hygienic Corporation in 1976 for
use in rehabilitation
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7. Theraband Color : Yellow
Theraband Thickness: Thin
Intensity : 2.5lb
Theraband Color : Red
Theraband Thickness: Medium
Intensity : 4.5 lb
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8. Theraband Thickness: Extra heavy
Theraband Thickness: Heavy
Theraband Color : Green
Theraband Color : Blue
Intensity : 5.0 lb
Intensity : 7.5 lb
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9. Intensity : 9.0 lb
Theraband Thickness: Special
heavy
Theraband Color : Silver
Theraband Color : Black
Theraband Thickness: Super
heavy
Intensity : 15.0lb
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10. HOW To Use TheraBands
Step 1
Find an Object that’s is stable.
Step 2
Secure the resistive band to the stable object.
Step 3
Move away from the stable object until the
band starts to become taut.
Step 4
Perform eight to 15 repetitions. Repetitions
should be performed at a moderate to slow.
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11. HOW To Use TheraBands
Step 5
Perform two or three sets of the repetitions with
the resistive exercise band.
(Endurance and Strength )
Step6
If you are using proper technique and are
exceeding 20 repetitions without fatigue, you
should try a higher resistance color.
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12. TheraBand Use
• American Physical therapy Association
(APTA) widely used resistive Exercise….
• Rehabilitation of Group of muscle and
joint injuries……
• Improve Endurances
• Strength & ROM.
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17. Elbow Flexors
Position : Standing
Therband :
One end Holding by hand
and other end is fix to the
foot
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18. Wrist flexors and Extensors
Position
sitting
Theraband
attached to hand other end below the foot
Movement
supine for flexor and prone for extensor
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23. SPRINGs
• A device, such as a coil of wire, that returns to it
original
shape after being compressed or stretched.
Types Of Elastic Springs
Extensible
Compresible
Torsion
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24. Extensible
when this type of spring stretch they offers
resistance to muscle
work and
As they recoil they offers
assistance to movement….
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25. Compressible
Are the spring use in the form of three springs
places between two halves of hand grip..
Uses:
Hand grip Exercise
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26. Torsion
A compressible Z-shape steel with the flat
outer part cover by wood or plastic for
griping surface ..
Uses:
Hand Grip Exercise
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28. Weight of Springs
Coil of the wire and wire diameter can be
varied so that’s spring can offers different
quantity of resistance…
Resistance of spring noted on tab at the end of
springs….
Ranges of resistance 5 to 25kg
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29. Spring In Parallel
• Two springs are Arranged side by side
attached to the same point
• weight of the resistance parallel will be sum
of the two…
Springs In Series
• When two spring are joined end to end
• In series resistance offered is the same as if
only one was used…
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31. Rules of Application
• Sufficient support should be required.
• Movement should be started from slightly
stretched position.
• Suitable resistance should be selected
(a) For strength of muscle.
(b) part being supported an resisted.
• When apply it offer resistance Isotonic
Shortening while assistance in lengthening
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32. Contin…
• Correct angle of attachment for resistance in
required rang.
• To lengthen the rope is attached to fix point of
elastic material and sling to other end.
• Spring not use:
(a) in head movement due to noise
production which irritate patient.
(b) On naked body it may cached hair or
pinched skin when it recoil.
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34. Hip Abducters
• Position:
yard grasp half standing.
Spring:
attach by sling to medial side of exercise
foot and other end to a fix point.
Resistance: 5kg to 10kg.
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36. Hip adductors
• Position:
Half yard grasp standing.
• Spring;
Attach to lateral side of foot by sling and
other end to a fix point .
• Resistance; start low weight then gradually
increase.
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44. Foot Doriflexors
• Position:
half lying OR setting on chair leg straight
Spring :
Attached to foot by sling and other end to a fix
point
Resistance: 5 to 10kg
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46. Thrust
Combine movement of a limb
bicycling
Position : Supine lying
• Spring : Attach to the dorsal side of foot
• Movement :Bicycling movement with
isotonic shortening and lengthening perform.
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49. Shoulder abductors
• Position : Stride standing
• Spring : Attached by sling to the foot on the
side of exercise limb and other end by handle
• Resistance : 5 to 10kg
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52. Elbow Flexors
Position : short sitting
Spring :attached to fore foot at right side for
right arm other end hold by handle
Resistance : 5 to 10kg
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