These task-orientetl exercises involve the repetition of a meaningful movement. Unlike range-of-motion and muscle strengthening cxer-cises, coordinalion excrcises involve more than onejoint and one mus-cle. No matter how s?mple the movement, a meaningful movement such as picking up an objyet OF touehing a body part requires various m??s-cles to conlract and relax in a coordinatcd manner. Coordination ex-erc?ses provide a simple way to improve skills, but they rcquire repe¬tition.
Use of a Tilt Table
in persons with orlhostatic hypotension from paraplegia or quadri-plegia. prolonged bed rest, orimmobilization, atili tablemay beused to hclp reestabüsh hemodynamic balante. Tl?e supine patienl is slrapped to a padded table fitted wilf? a footboard, and the table is tilted man??ally or electrically. The angle is inereased very slovvly to 85° in an ??pright position, üs lolerated by Ihe patienl. Initially, theduration ofeach trcal-ment depends on the palient’s tolerance but should not exceed 45 min. Trealments are given önce or twice daily. The suceess rate depends on thc disability and the duration of immobilization.