Compex Vitality - Manual (Page 36)

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Rehabilitation
Disuse
atrophy
Reactivation of the trophic
action of muscle fibres
damaged during atrophy
Muscle
growth
Increased diameter and
capacity of muscle fibres
damaged during under-activity
or inactivity imposed by some
kind of pathological problem
Restoration of muscle volume
To remove the feeling of
heaviness in the legs arising
in unusual situations
(standing for long periods,
heat, hormonal imbalance
linked to the menstrual cycle,
etc.)
Reinforcement
Increased the strength of a
muscle previously atrophied
Increased the strength of a
muscle affected by a
pathological process
At the end of rehabilitation,
when the muscle has regained
normal muscle volume
From the onset of rehabilita-tion
for non-atrophied muscles
Treatment to combat any
reduction of muscle volume:
- as a result of trauma
necessitating immobilisation
- accompanying degenerative
lesions to joints
Programs Effects Uses
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