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Therapeutic exercise (mechanotherapy) promotes tissue repair and remodeling in tendon, muscle, cartilage, and bone by converting mechanical loads into cellular biochemical responses via mechanotransduction.
If you have a musculoskeletal injury, complete rest is often insufficient for optimal healing. Physical therapists prescribe specific types of loading (exercise) to trigger your body's natural repair processes. This involves converting mechanical stress into cellular signals that rebuild tissue structure.
Mechanotherapy was first defined in 1890 as 'the employment of mechanical means for the cure of disease'... We would update this to 'the employment of mechanotransduction for the stimulation of tissue repair and remodelling.'
Why this rating
The paper cites high-quality RCTs and systematic reviews (references 1-4, 40, 44, 45) supporting the clinical application, though it is a review article itself.
Source
Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists’ prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair
K M Khan et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2009
DOI 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054239
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