Maintaining back fitness with core exercises: Multimedia CD-ROM
Laurila, Antti (2011)
Laurila, Antti
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072882
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072882
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High level evidence has been presented from effectiveness of therapeutic exercise as a treatment to low back disorders. Studies have also shown that video material moti-vates patients and increases the learning outcome more than static illustration. This leads to better end results in therapy. The purpose of this thesis was to produce a web browser based multimedia CD-ROM for the use of health care professionals, patients and athletic trainers
Information was gathered from recent professional literature and articles. From this information most essential stabilizing exercises for lumbar spine stability were chosen. Exercises were piloted with semi-professional athletes and were divided to four difficulty categories according to feedback received. Exercises were filmed, edited and constructed to internet web page form. Completed product was piloted with pro-fessional.
CD-ROM includes up-to-date information of utilizing stabilizing therapeutic exercis-es as a therapy implementation with people suffering from low back pain. CD-ROM presents general written information about low back disorders and stability, basic anatomy affecting stability and basic concept of therapeutic exercises. Exercises are presented in Flash video format. This form of multimedia material is user friendly, motivating and economical.
Information was gathered from recent professional literature and articles. From this information most essential stabilizing exercises for lumbar spine stability were chosen. Exercises were piloted with semi-professional athletes and were divided to four difficulty categories according to feedback received. Exercises were filmed, edited and constructed to internet web page form. Completed product was piloted with pro-fessional.
CD-ROM includes up-to-date information of utilizing stabilizing therapeutic exercis-es as a therapy implementation with people suffering from low back pain. CD-ROM presents general written information about low back disorders and stability, basic anatomy affecting stability and basic concept of therapeutic exercises. Exercises are presented in Flash video format. This form of multimedia material is user friendly, motivating and economical.