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9. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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As with any other piece of user-interactive rehabilitation equipment, certain clinical con-
siderations must be ensured before anyone is allowed to exercise on the Biodex SRC or
SRC Clinical Pro. Following is a brief summary of some points to consider.
1. All users should have medical clearance prior to undertaking any rigorous exercise program.
This is especially necessary for any user with a past history of heart rate problems or known
risk factors including: family history of cardiovascular disease, elevated blood pressure,
hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity, sedentary life style and smoking.
2. Start each user at a safe exercise level. Do not allow users to overexert themselves on the SRC.
Symptoms of overexertion may include, but are not limited to: dizziness, nausea, pain or dis-
comfort, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing.
3. Prior to starting any exercise session, ensure that the user is comfortably seated. Be sure to adjust
the seat height, seat front-to-back, handgrip angle and foot pedal straps as necessary. Mechanical
adjustments are described in detail in the Mechanical Adjustments section of this manual.
4. Warm-up and warm-down periods are necessary to avoid suddenly taxing the heart and cir-
culation system, and to help prevent injury to the muscles or joints. Sufficient warm-up and
warm-down periods have also been shown to reduce muscle soreness following exercise. Be
sure to allow for a minimum of 3 to 5 minutes of gradually increasing exercise intensity prior
to starting the actual exercise session and a similar amount of time of decreasing exercise
intensity following each session.
5. Any pedaling position resulting in the tibia tilting anteriorly nine degrees or greater will
cause the patellofemoral joint to absorb the force. This is often a result of a low seat height or
the user pedaling with the ball of the foot.
6. Positions causing the tibia to tilt posteriorly, forcing the femur to move posteriorly, will place
stress upon the anterior cruciate ligament and menisci. This is often the result of a high seat
or a user pedaling with the heel.
CONSIDÈRATIONS CLINIQUES
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Comme pour tout équipement de rééducation avec interface utilisateur, on do it síassurer du
respect de certaines considérations cliniques avant de permettre à quiconque de síexercer sur
líappareil SRC de Biodex Medical Systems. Voici un bref résumé des points quíil faut prendre
en compte.
1. Tous les utilisateurs doivent recevoir une permission médicale avant díentreprendre tout pro-
gramme díexercices vigoureux. Ceci revÍt une nécessité particulière pour les utilisateurs ayant
un historique de problèmes cardiaques ou des facteurs de risques connus, comme la maladie
cardiovasculaire, líhypertension artérielle, líhyperlipidémie, le diabète, líobésité, le mode de
vie sédentaire, ainsi que le tabagisme.
2. Faire commencer chaque utilisateur à un niveau díexercice sécuritaire. Ne pas permettre aux
utilisateurs de se surmener sur líappareil SRC. Les symptÙmes du surmenage peuvent com-
prendre, sans limiter la généralité de cette énumération†: les étourdissements, la nausée, la
douleur ou le malaise, le souffle court ou la difficulté à respirer.
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