Gym-based Rehabilitation

There are three key benefits to undertaking gym-based rehabilitation. Firstly, by following the guidelines laid out by your physiotherapist, you may find you recover more quickly. This is because you are gradually returning your body to a wider range of movement and building strength at the same time. With many gym exercises, you may be targeting a specific area, for example your shoulder following a surgery. But ultimately, while working your shoulder muscles, the surrounding parts of your body are also being strengthened. When this occurs, you set yourself up for a quicker and more effective recovery.

Secondly, gym physiotherapy or gym-based rehab helps to prevent re-injury. As mentioned above, if the muscles, tendons and ligaments around your injury are being strengthened, then you are building the right support to protect against future injury.

Finally, you can expect less pain during your recovery. You may feel general muscle soreness, particularly if you are doing new exercises that you haven’t done before, but the goal is always to reduce the pain at the site of your injury and increase strength gradually. Gym-based rehabilitation doesn’t mean you hit the gym and start bench-pressing your body weight. It simply means you have a much broader selection of exercises, which contribute not only to your recovery but your overall health and fitness at the same time.