What does strength training rehabilitation treat?

A programme may be used for Achilles tendinitis, patellar tendinitis, gluteal tendinopathy, or broader tendinopathy. It can also help people with muscle weakness, sarcopenia, osteopenia, or hypermobility syndrome build useful capacity and control. Exercises may include slow lifts, isometric holds, balance tasks, and functional movements.

Loading is adjusted to symptoms, technique, recovery, and the task you want to regain. The therapist may increase resistance, range, speed, or repetitions gradually; a flare does not automatically mean damage, but it can signal that the dose needs changing.

Begin with an assessment of strength, movement, pain behaviour, medical history, and goals. Learn the technique before adding load, warm up as advised, and keep a record of how the body responds afterward. Tell your clinician about persistent swelling, marked fatigue, or pain that changes your walking or daily tasks so the plan can be adjusted.

Stop and seek prompt assessment for a sudden pop with loss of function, a new deformity, rapidly increasing swelling, severe unexplained pain, chest symptoms, or faintness during exercise. New weakness that progresses or affects both sides also deserves medical review.

Which tissue or function should we target first? What level of discomfort is acceptable? How will we progress the load, and which activities should wait while capacity improves?