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Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Atrophy of the quadriceps as a result of
trauma
The quadriceps is a voluminous muscle
located in the anterior part of the thigh.
It is the main muscle that allows you to
stretch the knee; its role is therefore
essential for walking, running, climbing
stairs, etc. Any trauma affecting a lower
limb therefore results in a wasting of this
muscle, the reduction of muscle volume
being more or less serious depending on
the duration of the period of inactivity.
This atrophy is normally spectacular
when it occurs after trauma to the knee,
particularly if the trauma was treated by
means of surgical intervention.
The programs of the
Rehabilitation
cate-
gory are specifically designed to treat the
deterioration of muscle fibres that results
from such a process. The progressiveness
of the work imposed by the different
recommended programs is decisive in
obtaining optimum results.
Cycle duration: 10 weeks
Weeks 1-2: 1 x/day
Disuse atrophy
8G
c
Weeks 3-8: 1 x/day
Muscle growth
8G
c
Weeks 9-10: 1 x/day
Reinforcement
8G
c
Programs:
Disuse atrophy, Muscle growth
and
Reinforcement
8G
c
Atrophy of the gluteus as a result of
arthrosis of the hip (coxarthrosis)
The pain and stiffening that result from
osteoarthrosis of the hip normally lead to
under-utilisation of the buttock muscles,
causing a reduction of the volume and
quality of these muscles.
The main effect of this atrophy is to
produce instability of the pelvis, which
causes limping and accentuates the pain
by increasing the pressures supported by
the joint. Lesions affecting the cartilage
unfortunately remain irreversible. However,
a remedy for atrophy of the gluteus makes
it possible to improve the stability of the
joint and therefore make the hip less
painful by allowing it to maintain a
satisfactory mechanical function.
Cycle duration: 10 weeks, then maintenance
Weeks 1-2: 1 x/day
Disuse atrophy
9ABL
f
Weeks 3-8: 1 x/day
Muscle growth
9ABL
f
Weeks 9-10: 1 x/day
Reinforcement
9ABL
f
Weeks 11 and following weeks: 1 x/week
Reinforcement
9ABL
f
Programs:
Disuse atrophy, Muscle growth
and
Reinforcement
9ABL
f
Development of the latissimus dorsi to
treat and prevent tendinous shoulder
pain (rotator cuff syndromes)
The shoulder is a complex joint enabling
us to make broad gestures (for example,
raising our arms in the air). During some
of these movements, the tendons in the
shoulder can rub against or be compres-
sed against bony fragments of the joint.
When this phenomenon is repeated, or
occurs in certain patients who have an
unfavourable anatomic constitution, such
damage to the tendons causes them to be-
come inflamed and thicker, resulting in a
considerable increase in their degree of
compression. The pain often then beco-
mes very severe, preventing all movement
of the shoulder; it can even set in at night
and cause serious sleep deprivation.
Appropriate medical treatment can only
be put in place by consulting a doctor.
However, electrostimulation of the latissi-
mus dorsi by means of specific Compex
programs can reduce the distress to which
tendons are subjected by increasing their
freedom of movement around the shoulder
joint.
Cycle duration: 6 weeks, then maintenance
Weeks 1-2: 1 x/day
Disuse atrophy
18C
e
Weeks 3-6: 1 x/day
Muscle growth
18C
e
Weeks 6 and following weeks: 1 x/week
Muscle growth
18C
e
Programs:
Disuse atrophy
and
Muscle
growth
18C
e
Specific applications
Disuse
atrophy
Reactivation of the trophic
action of muscle fibres
damaged during atrophy
Muscle
growth
Increased diameter and
capacity of muscle fibres
damaged during under-activity
or inactivity imposed by some
kind of pathological problem
Restoration of muscle volume
To remove the feeling of
heaviness in the legs arising
in unusual situations
(standing for long periods,
heat, hormonal imbalance
linked to the menstrual cycle,
etc.)
Reinforcement
Increased the strength of a
muscle previously atrophied
Increased the strength of a
muscle affected by a
pathological process
At the end of rehabilitation,
when the muscle has regained
normal muscle volume
From the onset of rehabilita-
tion for non-atrophied muscles
Treatment to combat any
reduction of muscle volume:
- as a result of trauma
necessitating immobilisation
- accompanying degenerative
lesions to joints
Programs Effects Uses
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