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There are virtually hundreds of benefits of physical rehabilitation and exercise. Here are just a few. 

-  restores health and functional abilities
-  maintain muscle strength and endurance
-  restore and increase joint range of motion
-  increases coordination
-  decrease pain
-  decrease muscle spasm and plasticity
-  decrease swelling and inflammation of joints
-  promotes healing of soft tissue lesions
-  prevents contracture and deformity of limbs
-  alleviate walking problems
- improves your chances of living longer
- improves quality of life
- reduces the risk of heart disease
- helps lower high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol
- helps protect you from developing certain cancers
- helps prevent or control type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes)
- reduces the risk of arthritis and alleviates associated symptoms
- helps prevent osteoporosis (gradual loss of bone mass/strength)
- improves mobility and strength in later life
- alleviates symptoms of depression and anxiety
- benefits weight reduction and weight management

 

 
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