REHAB patients can use walking poles for exercise. 

Functional training has its origins in rehabilitation. Physical therapists developed exercises that mimicked what patients did at home or work in order to return to their lives or jobs after an injury or surgery.
Such exercises will shore up muscles and connective tissues that have been weakened by trauma and disuse, thus allowing the athlete to perform at his/her best and decrease the risk of future injury.
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