Sobre el Concepto de Ejercicio TerapéuticoLa identidad profesional y la organización de la Fisioterapia

  1. La Touche, Roy 1
  2. Paris-Alemany, Alba 2
  1. 1 DepartamentodeFisioterapia,CentroSuperiordeEstudiosUniversitariosLaSalle,UniversidadAutónomadeMadrid; InstitutodeDolorCraneofacialyNeuromusculoesquelético(INDCRAN),Madrid
  2. 2 InstitutodeDolorCraneofacialyNeuromusculoesquelético(INDCRAN); Departamentode Radiología, Rehabilitación y Fisioterapia. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Journal:
Journal of Move & Therapeutic Science

ISSN: 2695-6330

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Pages: 504-515

Type: Article

DOI: 10.37382/JOMTS.V5I1.1056 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

This manuscript emphasizes the critical role of therapeutic exercise in physical therapy, outlining its historical evolution and proposing considerations for enhancing its implementation in clinical practice, academia, and organizational management. The text highlights historical figures such as Per Henrik Ling, a pioneer of therapeutic exercise in the 19th century and founder of the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics in Stockholm, a precursor of modern physiotherapy, and Mary McMillan, the founder of the first school of physical therapy in the UnitedStates and author of the first physiotherapy text in the U.S., who explicitly introduced the concept of therapeutic exercise.The manuscript defines therapeutic exercise as a broad range of movement-based procedures, used to decrease disability and enhance functional capacity and physical fitness. It can be applied in the prevention and recovery processes of various conditions, encompassing neurological, cardiorespiratory, and musculoskeletal ailments. Professional skills in physiotherapy derive from the ability to diagnose, evaluate, and advise patients, implement treatments centered on manual therapy and therapeutic exercise, and employ knowledge based on scientific evidence. Historically, the use of exercise has emerged as one of the therapeutic pillarsof physical therapy. However, it is noted that in Spain, the concepts and applications of exercise prescription are not yet fully integrated into academia and clinical practice. The manuscript proposes that it is crucial to acknowledge these deficienciesto consolidate, integrate, and protect competencies related to therapeutic exercise prescription. It suggests that it is necessary to increase the proportion of credits related to therapeutic exercise prescription in the physiotherapy degree curriculum and includes other recommendations to improve the implementation of therapeutic exercise from clinical, academic, and organizational management perspectives.

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