Before you put yourself or a client on a Galileo training program, check through the list of indications/contraindications to make sure that this will be beneficial for them.

Indications

Galileo Training puts minimum stress on the cardiovascular system, helps to increase blood circulation, metabolism and furthermore offers:

Muscle power

• ●  Increase of muscle power and muscle force

• ●  Muscle hypertrophy after immobilization

• ●  Osteoporosis prevention and therapy

• ●  Pelvic floor training – therapy for pelvic floor weakness

• ●  Enhanced recruitment of muscle fibers

  Muscle function

• ●  Improvement of muscle function

• ●  Improvement of flexibility and range of motion

• ●  Relief of muscle tension

• ●  Therapy for back pain

• ●  Improved circulation

• ●  Improved control

  Mobilization

• ●  Improvement of balance and coordination

• ●  Fall prevention

• ●  Increase stabilized range of motion

Contraindications

The following contraindications must be excluded before the first use of Galileo:

●  Pregnancy

●  Acute thrombosis (acute vascular constriction)

●  Implants in trained regions of the body (e.g. artificial joints)

●  Acute inflammation of the locomotor system active arthrosis or arthropathy e.g. acute inflammation or swelling of joints

●  Acute tendinopathy in trained regions of the body (acute tendon inflammation)

●  Acute hernia (soft tissue prolapse)

●  Acute discopathy (acute problems at the intervertebral disc)

●  Fresh fractures in trained regions of the body

●  Gallstones or stones in the urinary tract collection system

●  Post-surgery wounds and fresh wounds in trained regions of the body or incomplete wound healing

●  Rheumatoid arthritis - stages 3-4

●  Epilepsy due to secondary risk of injury