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Functional Re-Education

The document outlines the principles and goals of functional re-education, which involves gradually training patients through a sequence of positions and exercises to improve coordination, strength, balance, and independence by starting with assisted non-ambulatory mat exercises and progressing to ambulatory training. The goal is to make the patient independent through a customized program depending on their condition and level of ability.

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Functional Re-Education

The document outlines the principles and goals of functional re-education, which involves gradually training patients through a sequence of positions and exercises to improve coordination, strength, balance, and independence by starting with assisted non-ambulatory mat exercises and progressing to ambulatory training. The goal is to make the patient independent through a customized program depending on their condition and level of ability.

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FUNCTIONAL RE-

EDUCATION
FUNCTIONAL RE-EDUCATION

Re-education - educating something, which is already known by an


individual
• Here the patient knows the activities or movements that has, to be performed
but due to his ailment or diseased pathology he could not perform it properly.

• “MAKING THE MAN INDEPENDENT” is the main motto for the functional re-
educational program.
PRINCIPALS
•  In the functional re-educational training, sequence of progressions of
position like the development of milestone of the child from lying to walking.

• Depends on the condition and level of his independence the program can be
designed.

• Depending on the condition- the sequence can be planned and multiple


postures may be overlapped.

• Sequence can be varied from one patient to another.


• Assistance is given first –gradually reduced

• Proper instructions has to be given during practice

• Use of momentum

• Co operation –rehabilitation team (nurses)

• Indepdent –practice them—in group which increases

• Speed

• Endurance
IT HELPS TO…

• Improve coordination and balance.

• Increase strength and endurance of muscle.

• Increase pelvic stability.

• Increase the dynamic and static stability , Improve postural stability.

• Enhance the proprioceptive function.

• Improve the ambulatory skills.


FUNCTIONAL RE-EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CONSISTS OF THE PRE
AMBULATORY MAT EXERCISES AND AMBULATORY TRAINING

•  Rolling
• Side sitting
• Log rolling
• Sitting on bed /mat
• Segmental rolling
• Kneeling
• Supine to side lying
• Kneel sitting
• Side lying to prone lying
• Half kneeling
• Elbow prone lying
• Standing
• Quadrupod (prone kneeling)
• Walking.
PRE -AMBULATORY MAT EXS

• Introduction to functional re education (refer book and ppt both)


• Mat activities
• Each activity can be describe normally and in context to weakness to one side and weakness in lower
limbs
• Use and purpose of each activity has to be described
• Refer book – dena gardiner

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