Remedial Gymnastics

Remedial gymnastics is a medical treatment and prophylactic of diseases by

means of physical culture.
An instructor in physical culture must have a clear understanding of the
essence of the disease, and the effect produced by certain physical exercises. He
must know the indications and contraindications for the application of curative
gymnastics.
Unlike the methods of treatment curative gymnastics has no ready-made
prescriptions. Every patient needs a special set of exercises, which will prove the
most effective in his case. These sets of exercises must change as the patient’s
condition improves. The instructor in curative gymnastics treating the patient by
means of physical culture must keep an eye even on the minutest changes in his
organism, inform the physician about them so as to change accordingly the
methods of curative gymnastics and the quantity of exercises.
Medical treatment by means of physical culture is a creative process and the
effect of treatment depends upon the instructor’s qualification, his knowledge,
experience and pedagogical skill.
Every instructor in physical culture must know the fundamentals of curative
gymnastics. It is most important for introducing physical culture into the life of
higher school students, pupils of schools and middle-aged and elderly persons in
particular.
Physical culture is of greatest importance for patients in sanatoria, hospitals,
and policlinics and, in the case of necessity.

Notes:
remedial gymnastics – gimnastica curativă
medical treatment – tratament
unlike other methods – spre deosebire de alte metode
ready – made prescriptions – prescripţii pregătite
a special set of exercises – un complex special de exerciţii
must keep an eye on ... – trebuie să urmărească atent ...