Mechanical Resistance Exercise Articles

Manual and Mechanical Resistance Exercise

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on April 23rd 2008

From a broad perspective a load can be applied to a contracting muscle in two ways: manually or mechanically.
Manual Resistance Exercise
Manual resistance exercise is a type of active-resistive exercise in which resistance is provided by a therapist or other health professional. A patient can be taught how to apply self-resistance to selected muscle groups. Although […]

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