Nordic walking helps with rehabilitation
Observation: "At Balance, we see the potential for some our patients to get involved with Nordic Walking as part of their rehabilitation."
They believe in it enough they provide poles and training.
Nordic walking and injury rehablitation
Nordic walking is can be tailored as an intervention to help people come back from injuries.
Main point: "Nordic Walking can be used as a low impact form of fitness walking for injury rehabilitation as well as a rehabilitation exercise for lower limb injuries."
Points quoted from the article:
- Effectiveness in all stages of rehabilitation – from acute to chronic
- Enables functional mobility without loading of full bodyweight
- Rebuilds aerobic fitness base faster
- Double-poling technique variation used to progress on from crutches
- Improves integration and coordination of muscles
- Lighter, more manoeuvrable and sporty-looking apparatus
- Increases muscle flexibility and joint mobility (hip, knee, ankle & shoulder areas)
- Enjoyable and motivating - resulting in higher program adhesion
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