Periodization, also known as periodized training, is an approach to resistance training that builds systematic variation in exercise intensity and repetitions, sets, or frequency at regular intervals over a specified period of time. This approach to training was developed for highly trained athletes preparing for competitive weight-lifting or power-lifting events. The concept was designed to […]

Knowledge of the factors that influence the force-producing capacity of normal muscle during an active contraction is fundamental to understanding how the neuromuscular system adapts as the result of resistance training. This knowledge, in turn, provides a basis on which a therapist is able to make sound clinical decisions when designing a resistance exercise program […]

As shown in , modifying risk factors through an intervention such as therapeutic exercise is an important tool for reducing or preventing the major components of the disablement process. Risk factors related to disablement are influences or characteristics that predispose a person to the process of disablement. As such, they exist prior to the onset […]

Functional limitations, the third component of the disablement model, occur at the level of the whole person. They are the result of impairments and are characterized by the reduced ability of a person to perform actions or components of motor skills in an efficient or typically expected manner. For example, restricted range of motion (impairment) […]

Impairments are the consequences of pathological conditions; that is, they are the signs and symptoms that reflect abnormalities at the body system, organ, or tissue level. Impairments can be categorized as arising from anatomical, physiological, or psychological alterations as well as losses or abnormalities of structure or function of a body […]