The rehabilitation area
We have a purpose-built rehabilitation space at the practice, so prescribed exercise can be taught and supervised properly rather than handed over as a printout. It includes:
- PowerPlate whole-body vibration
- Cervical traction
- Crossover Symmetry shoulder rehabilitation
- Roman chair for 45-degree back extension
- Weights, resistance bands and BOSU balls
Rehabilitation is prescribed with all of our personalised care plans: it is not an add-on for the keen.
PowerPlate, specifically
A PowerPlate is a vibration platform. Holding a position on it produces rapid, small involuntary muscle contractions, which means you can load muscle meaningfully in a short time and at relatively low joint stress. That combination is useful in rehabilitation, where the person in front of you often cannot tolerate conventional loading yet.
We use it for strength and power work, balance and coordination, and circulation.
What a program actually looks like
The assessment identifies what is weak, what is stiff, and what is moving inefficiently. From there a program might include:
- Mobility work to restore range and reduce muscle tension
- Strengthening for the muscle groups that support the affected region
- Core and trunk stability, which underpins most spinal loading
- Proprioceptive work for balance and coordination: the movement-quality side
- Functional patterns that match what you actually need to do
The guiding principle is: as little as will do the job. Long, elaborate programs get abandoned in week two. A small number of specific exercises, done consistently and reviewed as things change, is what works.
Stabilise, strengthen, then perform
That order matters. Loading a joint that is not yet stable is how people end up back where they started. Progression is earned, not scheduled.