Grzegorz Srokowski, Anna Srokowska, Wojciech Hagner, Jan Talar, Maciej Dzierżanowski, Urszula Kazimierczak, Ewa Rosa, Mikołaj Kurczewski

Grzegorz Srokowski, Anna Srokowska, Wojciech Hagner, Jan Talar, Maciej Dzierżanowski, Urszula Kazimierczak, Ewa Rosa, Mikołaj Kurczewski – Using the MTD control balance platform in intensive PNF-based rehabilitation of patients with various dysfunctions. Fizjoterapia Polska 2004; 4(1); 58-67

Abstract

The diversity of available strategies enables the choice of the optimal method leading to effective and safe clinical work. One such strategy is the PNF concept, which is characterized by a holistic approach to the patient and his problems. This makes it possible to treat the patient in his/her own environment, using familiar behaviors and situations. This article describes examples of the use of the MTD Control Balance Platform as an auxiliary device in an intensive program of functional exercises based on the PNF concept. Seven patients are described, all treated at the Rehabilitation Clinic of the Rydygier Academy of Medicine in Bydgoszcz. The examples include neurological and orthopedic disorders, as well as sports injuries. Only the patient’s adaptation to independent living is proof of the effectiveness of rehabilitation. This effect can be achieved by conducting therapy in the patient’s own environment, using familiar behaviors and situations. The examples of PNF therapy selected for presentation here, supplemented with the patient’s independent exercising on the MTD Control Platform, satisfy these conditions and can be recommended.

Key words:

holistic approach, functional exercises, feedback