Here are some pictures that I took at my learning service. At Emeritus they have a physical therapy room with different exercising techniques and equipment to choose from.
Here in this picture you can see many different equipment. The bed is for patients to lay down and do their stretching with their physical therapist. They have canes and weight bars in the bucket. The canes of course are for the older patients and for those who need help walking for an example if they have had any type or surgery or injury that may make them weak. Also there is a peg board with many weights that can be used to be strapped to ankles or wrists when exercising, there are different amount of pounds to choose from as well.
(Sorry for the messiness)
These are the steps that patients use to help gain their balance and to slowly learn how to walk again. It helps with the bending of the knee mainly. The hand bars are very helpful for what I saw, the patients need to hold on so that they don't have to put too much pressure on the injured site if it's too hard or if it hurts too much.
This is called "the bars". It helps patients to recover from any leg injuries. I have helped many people walk on here and made sure they didn't lose their balance. (:
This is my favorite exercise machine right here. It helps the body to stay in shape and to be mobile. You move your arms and legs on this exercise bike-like machine. It can tell you your heart rate, how long you've been on there, and you can change the intensity to however much your body can take. You will definitely get a great exercise out of this!
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