exercise /ex·er·cise/ (ek´ser-sīz) performance of physical exertion for improvement of health or correction of physical deformity.
isokinetic exercise
isokinetic exercise,
active exercise motion imparted to a part by voluntary contraction and relaxation of its controlling muscles.
aerobic exercise that designed to increase oxygen consumption and improve functioning of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
endurance exercise one that involves the use of several large groups of muscles and is thus dependent on the delivery of oxygen to the muscles by the cardiovascular system.
isokinetic exercise dynamic muscle activity performed at a constant angular velocity; torque and tension remain constant while muscles shorten or lengthen.
isometric exercise active exercise performed against stable resistance, without change in the length of the muscle.
isotonic exercise active exercise without appreciable change in the force of muscular contraction, with shortening of the muscle.
Kegel exercises exercises performed to strengthen the pubococcygeal muscle.
passive exercise motion imparted to a part by another person or outside force, or produced by voluntary effort of another segment of the patient's own body.
range of motion exercise the putting of a joint through its full range of normal movements, either actively or passively.
resistance exercise , resistive exercise that performed by the patient against resistance, as from a weight.
i·so·ki·net·ic exercise (  s -k -n t  k, -k-)n. Exercise performed using a specialized apparatus that provides variable resistance to a movement, so that no matter how much effort is exerted, the movement takes place at a constant speed. |
isokinetic exercise
Etymology: Gk, isos, equal, kinesis, motion; L, exercere, to keep at work
a form of exercise in which maximum force is exerted by a muscle at each point throughout the active range of motion as the muscle contracts. The effort of the patient to resist the movement is measured.
isokinetic exercise,
n a form of exercise in which the body parts being exercised are moved at a constant speed.
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