Isokinetic Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the main premise behind Isokinetic exercise
A
Refines rehab
2
Q
Isokinetic
A
1) Same Speed
2) Functionally Relevant
3) Strongest - Mid ROM
4) Open chain only
5) Benefits: safest, best testing
6) Accommodates painful arc
7) Can exercise to complete fatigue
8) Agonist and antagonist can be worked
9) Expensive, doesn’t isolate well
10) High and Low velocity options
11) Start low resistance, partial arc, low velocity
12) Concentric is controlled by the patient
13) Eccentric is controlled by the apparatus
