Have you ever wondered how exercise works? Watch this video!
https://youtu.be/oH8W3Mq1W94 This video shows mechanotherapy at work. Mechanotherapy is the science behind how exercise works and why your physiotherapist prescribes your particular exercises. When you put a controlled load through the body's tissues, like a muscle contracting against resistance, this will cause the cells in that muscle to respond. The cells recognise that muscle is working against resistance and a cascade of reactions begin that eventually lead to muscle fibres increasing in size. How your physiotherapist manipulates the exercise will determine what sort of reaction the cells will have. For example, exercises to build muscle are different to exercises that encourage weight loss. A detailed understanding of how this works is required by your physiotherapist to get the outcome you desire. The physiotherapists at Bureta are well trained in rehabilitation and exercise prescription so are able to tailor a treatment plan specifically for each individual!
