Biomedical subjects

E E Bunton

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PubMed1995

Improving rehabilitation effectiveness by enhancing the creative process.

Creativity is a tacit component of a rehabilitation program that must be exercised by a clinician to avoid stagnation of rehabilitative innovation. Enhancing creativity can improve rehabilitation effectiveness but requires a conscious effort on the part of a clinician. There are many components to encouraging the creative process, but few authors have grouped them into a single step-by-step process. The authors of this paper have developed the CLEAR method to enhancing creativity. This method represents a summation of various strategies offered in the literature and comprises five steps: 1) challenging old routines, 2) learning new attitudes, 3) enlisting idea-generation exercises, 4) assessing the new idea for safety, and 5) revising the idea so that it is safe and suitable for rehabilitation.

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PubMed1994

The integrated dynamic exercise advancement system technique for progressing functional closed kinetic chain rehabilitation programs.

Graded exercise progressions are necessary during the rehabilitation process. We developed the Integrated Dynamic Exercise Advancement System (IDEAS) to fill this void. There appears to be a lack of progression/advancement systems for closed kinetic chain exercises, even though the IDEAS technique for advancing closed chain activities is comprised of two phases: preparing a safe environment and advancing the exercise. Phase one includes a conceptual checklist to assess the safety of the environment. Phase two is a six-step process that challenges each plane of motion by adding speed, workload, external stimuli, and terrain changes. The IDEAS technique is presented to safely prepare an environment and help clinicians to put thought into advancing an exercise program. The IDEAS technique is suggested for use in other arenas such as strength and conditioning.

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PubMed1993

The role of limb torque, muscle action and proprioception during closed kinetic chain rehabilitation of the lower extremity.

This paper defines the differences between open and closed kinetic chain exercise and explains the role of limb torque, muscle action, and proprioception during rehabilitation of the lower extremity. Closed kinetic chain rehabilitation is shown to decrease shear forces, increase proprioception, and increase muscle group coordination through examples of progressive exercises. The authors conclude that closed kinetic chain rehabilitation is an economical, efficient, and effective means of rehabilitation, with the ultimate goal of enhancing proprioception, thus gaining lower extremity joint stability.

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