Isokinetics in Rehabilitation

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Isokinetics in Rehabilitation
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Isokinetic Exercise

• Movement that occurs at a constant angular
  velocity with accommodating resistance

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Advantages

• Maximum muscle tension throughout the range of
  motion
• Why?
• Resistance is variable to match the muscle
  tension produced at the various points of the
  range of motion.
• Isokinetic machines allow the angular velocity to
  be preset and accommodate the resistance

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Advantage cont.

• Ability to work at various velocities to simulate
  functional activity
• But
• functional activity usually greatly exceed the
  velocity capacity of isokinetic dynamometers
  (e.g. pitchers 6,500-7,200 degrees/sec., machine
  300-500 d/s)
• Testing usually non-weight-bearing not
  representative of functional activities

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Biodex System 3

• Concentric and Eccentric motion
• Isometric, isotonic, continuous passive motion
  (CPM), and isokinetic exercise modes.
• High speed concentric activity and very user
  friendly

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Biodex System 3
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Cybex 6000

• Concentric and eccentric motion
• Powered and non-powered modes
• Very versatile machine can be used for many upper
  and lower body exercises

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Cybex 6000
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Kin-Com

• Eccentric and concentric activities
• Isometric, isotonic, CPM, and isokinetic modes
• Very user friendly

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Kin com
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