Exercise Prescription Ottawa

What Is Exercise Prescription & Coaching?

Here's what you need to know

There’s a common misconception that when the pain is gone, the journey to recovery is over. However, with Exercise Prescription & Strength Training at Amped Physiotherapy, your journey to recovery isn’t truly over until your body is back to being in the best shape possible.

Our physiotherapists will help you reach and exceed your recovery goals by developing a comprehensive strength and conditioning plan to help you return to full strength and balance. This is the final stage in our plan of care – the bulletproofing stage!

The Power of Exercise Prescription & Strength Training

Personalized Exercise Plans for Optimal Strength and Recovery

There is a wide range of possible exercises you can perform. Our team will begin the Exercise Prescription & Strength Training process by collaborating with you, asking questions, performing tests, and then prescribing a personalized exercise plan tailored to your body and your personal goals. We don’t just show you what to do, but how to do it as well.

Performing your personal training program with intention and awareness is a key component to building strength and improving balance within the body. If not done correctly, otherwise good exercises like squats and deadlifts can put your body under a lot of stress, which leads to pain. We focus on the treatment and the tools you need to make the program work for you. Our plans are designed for performance and complete recovery, putting you in the best position to return to sports and training.

Revolutionizing Recovery: Exercise at the Core of Physiotherapy

✔ The Power of Moving your Body

At Amped Physiotherapy, exercise is more than just a component of recovery—it is the foundation. Along with Manual Therapy and Movement, Exercise is a cornerstone of our treatment plans. Through carefully designed exercises chosen just for you and the problem you came to us with, we help our clients rebuild strength, enhance mobility, and bulletproof their bodies.

✔ Building Functional Strength

We prioritize functional strength—movements that mimic real-life activities and challenges – the ones you came to us for help with. Whether it’s bodyweight exercises, loaded functional training, or heavy weight lifting, your treatment is tailored to develop strength that translates into daily life.

✔ Enhancing Longevity Through Movement

Exercise is medicine. Consistent physical activity can dramatically improve your metabolic health, cardiovascular function, and cognitive resilience. At our clinic, we don’t just focus on recovery—we aim to enhance overall health and longevity. Every client receives a personalized plan designed to first maximize your recovery from the injury you came to us for help with, then second to maximize your healthspan.

✔ The Science of Load and Adaptation

Our treatment plans integrate progressive overload—a key principle in exercise science—to stimulate muscular and skeletal adaptation. By gradually increasing the resistance or intensity of your exercises, we help you build a more robust body capable of withstanding the demands of your sport or your active life. From lifting heavy weights to motor control work to plyometrics, each exercise is selected for its specific benefits in addressing your injury and bulletproofing your body.

✔ Customized Plans for Every Patient

We understand that each individual’s journey is unique. Whether you’re an athlete recovering from an injury or someone rebuilding strength after surgery, our plans are tailored to meet your specific needs and goals. By leveraging cutting-edge techniques and evidence-based practices, we help you achieve optimal outcomes.

Our Amped Physiotherapists Are Here To Help You!

Request an appointment at Amped Physiotherapy

While you can do these exercises on your own, at Amped, a physiotherapist will always be there for you, to coach and help you with your plan. Our physiotherapists aren’t just here to help you regain strength and balance, but to also help you build them.

The exercises that we guide you through will emphasize strength and balance training, and once you are to a place where you feel comfortable, the intensity and load of the exercises will increase. Our goal is to not just have your body in the state it needs to be, but in the state you want it to be.

Request an appointment at Amped Physiotherapy and make your fitness goals and dream life a reality with our Exercise Prescription & Strength Training services!

Why Choose Amped Physiotherapy?

Exercise works best as part of a whole-body treatment plan.

At Amped Physiotherapy, we have you covered from injury to competition, and all the steps in between.

Reducing your pain and getting you moving better is only the beginning of your health journey. 

Our facility has the space and equipment to watch you do what you love, to see the movements that may need improvement and catch injuries before they happen. We are here to help you become faster, stronger and better at doing what you love to do. 

Book an assessment with us today at (613)822-9000 ext 1, and find out how we can help you reach your goals! 

FAQs on Exercise Therapy

What other health services do you offer at Amped Physiotherapy?

✔ Dry needling / IMS therapy
✔ Manual physiotherapy services
✔ Graston technique
✔ Concussion therapy
✔ Acupuncture
✔ Kinesiology and others

How will Exercise Therapy help?

The benefits of exercise therapy include improved moods, increased energy levels, better sleep patterns, and reduced stress. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that patients who participated in exercise programs had lower rates of depression and anxiety.

Furthermore, exercise programs at Amped Physiotherapy are designed by health professionals to make sure they are effective in treating patients who suffer from health issues such as chronic pain. The goal is to reduce the symptoms associated with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions and prevent reinjuries while improving the muscles’ and joints’ function.

How to create a tailored exercise physiotherapy program?

Tailored exercise programs are designed for each patient based on his/her specific needs. The goal is to help patients achieve maximum functional recovery while minimizing the risk of injury. A tailored program should be individualized, progressive, and include exercises that target core stability, balance, strength, flexibility, coordination, endurance, and proprioception.

Our exercise physiotherapists use a variety of comprehensive training plans to help patients recover from injuries and illnesses. The first step is to assess the patient’s condition. Then, they may recommend exercises, such as stretching, strengthening, and aerobic activities. They also provide advice about how to perform these exercises safely.

What health conditions can exercise training treat?

Our professionals are highly skilled athletic therapists that can help patients who suffer from any musculoskeletal injury, such as sprains, strains, fractures, tendonitis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome, mobility issues, and other potential injuries. They also provide treatment for back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, ankle pain, foot pain, leg pain, and hand pain.