Physical Therapy & Fitness Equipment

The equipment used in a physical therapist's office for rehabilitating injuries is often the same as fitness equipment found in a gym. This includes free weights, stability balls and ergometric bicycles, in addition to therapeutic and assessment devices for treating patients.

Assisting Mobility

• The PT's office also carries tools that assist people with walking and increasing joint range of motion. These tools are essential for limited mobility patients and include mechanical lifts, transfer boards, crutches and slings. Patients begin using strength and conditioning tools as therapy progresses.

The PT Gym

• Free weights force surrounding muscles to stabilize the primary mover.

  The average physical therapy office carries a variety of colorful medicine balls, dumbbells, stability balls and weight machines. These timeless devices for developing strength have been proven to be effective in and out of rehabilitation.

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• Constant tension throughout the motion.

  Common to therapeutic settings, patients perform isotonic exercises using continuous passive motion machines. CPM machines isolate the muscle and force a constant speed throughout the movement, a useful healing application for single limb injuries.