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Physiotherapy vocabulary · Exercise Therapy

Resistance band

Meaning in physiotherapy, with examples

nounCommon term

In physiotherapy, resistance band means: A long, stretchy rubber band used to add load to exercises; different colours usually show different levels of resistance.

In Turkish: direnç bandı, egzersiz bandı, elastik bant

How it is used

Very common in home exercise programmes because it is cheap and easy to carry. Patients often call it by a brand name or say 'the stretchy band'. To make an exercise harder, physiotherapists move patients to a stronger band or ask them to hold the band shorter.

Example sentences

  1. Loop the resistance band around the door handle and pull it towards your waist.

  2. You can move up to the green resistance band next week.

Common collocations

  • resistance band exercises
  • a stronger band
  • loop the band
  • exercise band
  • strengtheningExercise that makes muscles stronger by asking them to work against a load, such as body weight, an elastic band or weights.
  • progressionThe step-by-step increase in the difficulty or load of an exercise programme as the patient improves.
  • home exercise programmeA set of exercises a patient is taught in clinic and then does alone at home, usually with written or illustrated instructions.
  • rotator cuffA group of four muscles and their tendons around the shoulder joint, which keep the top of the arm bone centred in the joint and help to rotate and lift the arm.

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