[Specific methods of strength training also in rehabilitation]

Until now only minor attention was given to the importance of strength training methods as part of rehabilitation. Even though there are numerous methods in physical therapy which can, under certain limitations, be summed up as a type of strength training, a differentiated use of training methods which are recognized in sport has not been accepted. However, especially the search for a rapid rehabilitation of the body's performance capability brings up the question about effective training methods. In the following paper the physiological conditions are discussed first, on whose basis the motor requirement "strength" has been structured. This results in consequences for the practical training. For each strength component been introduced, practical suggestions for a strength training are given.