USE OF

APPARATUS
Dr. Jigisha vaniya
 OUTLINE
▪ Introduction
▪ Name and uses of common equipment
▪ Types of apparatus
▪ Conclusion
▪ Quiz

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 TYPES OF APPARATUS
▪ Broadly classified as :
▪ Soft
▪ Small
▪ Large

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 SMALL APPARATUS
▪ Balls
▪ Ropes
▪ Bands
▪ Bean bags

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 SMALL APPARATUS
▪ may be used in as infinite a variety of ways as exist and
may be contained within a Physiotherapy Department.
▪ Basically three things may be done with any piece of
small apparatus.
▪ One can 'get rid' of it, 'receive' it or 'hang on' to it.

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▪ It is the permutations of these three
factors with weight and size and material,
their relationship to other people or
objects, obstructions, distance and
direction, that produces the variety of
exercise.
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 SOFT APPARATUS
1. Soft balls
2. Rolls
3. Wedges
4. Silicone putty
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 LARGE APPARATUS
▪ Space consuming
▪ Good organization is necessary for it’s use

▪ Patients should be constantly aware of it’s dangers.

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 BOLSTER
▪ A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down
or fibre. Bolsters are usually firm for back or arm support.
▪ Uses :
▪ For strengthening of last degree knee extensors
▪ For back support
▪ For yoga
▪ To make a child with knees apart
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▪ Patients can lie across them or sit astride them, both these positions being useful
for controlling spasticity in the areas which initiate rocking movements,
▪ thus helping to re-educate
▪ balance,
▪ co-ordination and
▪ body awareness
▪ as the roll moves backwards and forwards.
▪ Patients can also use their legs and feet to propel themselves forward or backward
along the roll as they sit astride it
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 MEDICINE BALLS
▪ Weighted balls which are used for strengthening of
upper limb muscles
▪ The medicine ball also serves an important role in
the field of sports medicine to improve strength
and neuromuscular coordination. It is distinct from
the inflated exercise ball, which is larger (up to 36"
diameter).
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 THERABAND
▪ A theraband or resistance bands are latex bands
or tubes that are used for physical therapy and
light strength training exercises.
▪ They are also commonly used by athletes, but also
people who are looking for a low-impact strength
training workout.
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SWISS BALLS
An exercise ball can be used in a number of
applications with a range of difficulty levels, and the
benefits for back pain patients can be felt at each
level.
Just sitting on a swiss ball alone engages the key
stabilisers, the abdominal and back muscles.
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▪ Balance
▪ co-ordination and body awareness may also be re-educated using
the larger balls as a support.
▪ The therapist may rock the balls in various directions as the patient
tries to maintain his position, or movement of the ball may be
initiated by the patient himself making slight shifts in body weight.
▪ More advanced patients who are younger may enjoy trying to jump
along the floor whilst maintaining their balance sitting astride the
ball, but the therapist must ensure that the feet can comfortably
reach the floor in case the patient loses his balance.
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 DUMBBELLS AND BARBELLS
▪ Used for resistance training of upper limb and chest

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SAND-BAGS

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PARALLEL BAR WITH MIRROR

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ANKLE EXERCISER

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MULTI-GYM

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TILT TABLE

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▪ Facilitate weight bearing
▪ Prevent muscle contracture
▪ Increase arousal

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 QUADRICEPS CHAIR
Quadriceps exercise chair is very effective and
used as a tool in the field of physiotherapy &
▪

rehabilitation.
▪ Features: It enables exercise in sitting position

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 TREADMILL
▪ Walking or running on a treadmill is an
excellent source of exercise that puts less
stress on the body than walking or running
on a flat surface outdoors.

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 SHOULDER WHEEL
▪ Shoulder Wheel provides a reliable, easy to use tool for
improving shoulder function and range of motion.
▪ To use, simply hold the handle and rotate the wheel either
forward or backwards for easy, effective therapy.

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 FINGER LADDER
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 PEG BOARD
▪ They can offer different patterns and allow for the use of
an open imagination.
▪ This combination improves fine motor functions, early
math skills, as well as concentration among toddlers.
▪ One main use of a pegboard is to improve fine motor
skills.

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 WEDGES
▪ Can be used to offer lying in prone or supine
and
▪ have accessories to enhance postural control
and stability

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▪ Wedges are useful in the re-education of walking.
▪ The plantar flexors and dorsi-flexors of the ankle may be
strengthened by walking either up or down the incline, and the
pliability of the foam promotes interplay between the invertors and
evertors of the foot.
▪ Wedges also provide a soft surface for the stimulation of
proprioception in the soles of the feet.
▪ Wedges and rolls can be used in the same treatment area to provide
a continuous uneven surface along which patients may crawl or walk,
so providing a means of balance training in preparation for the
uneven surfaces muscle groups can be strengthened by walking
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 BALANCE BOARD
▪ It is used to develop balance, motor coordination skills,
weight distribution and core strength
▪ To prepare people, before and after they reach old age,
▪ To avoid injurious falls
▪ To prevent sports injuries, especially to the ankle and
knee
▪ For rehabilitation after injuries to several parts of the body.
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VMO OR LDE BOARD

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▪
BALL POOLS
Free standing container for small balls
▪ Balls are bright and multi coloured ,diameter 50 mm and 70
mm.
▪ Container filled to four-fifth of it’s capacity.
▪ Feeling is of floating and surface movements
▪ Use :
1. Treatment of children with fun and enjoyment
2. Resistance offered is slight
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 WALL BARS
▪ Permanently fixed to walls or on hinges which allow them to be
turned at an angle to the wall.
▪ In this position both sides can be used and they provide a
climbing frame for suitable group.
▪ Uses :
1. Support for patient’s back
2. For grasping activities
3. Support for other apparatus
4. As an attachment for pulley system
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 BOUNCERS
▪ Bouncers have a more limited rebound capacity,
are simple to use, fun for all age groups and small
enough to be stored easily in the smallest
gymnasium or even in the home.

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▪ Patients may safely walk , jog, run or jump on them and the more athletic may skip,
or bounce and throw balls as they are exercising.

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EXERCISE MAT

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PLINTH

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QUIZ :
1. WHICH TWO EQUIPMENTS YOU WILL USE FOR KNEE EXERCISE ?
A. SHOULDER WHEEL AND Q TABLE
B. Q TABLE AND VMO BOARD
C. WEDGE AND FINGER LADDER

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