There is provided a continuous motion exercise apparatus for exercising a limb of a patient comprising a housing (1) with an interior compartment communicating with the surroundings through one or more apertures (2), preferably slits in said housing, mechanical activation means (4) for being activated by a limb portion of a person, for instance a foot, a hand, a knee or an elbow of said person, said activation means extending from the interior of said compartment to the surroundings through said one or more apertures, first braking or resistance means (8) for exerting a first resistance against a first force applied to said activation means by said limb portion and arranged in said compartment and connected to said activation means, and at least one second braking or resistance means (9) for exerting at least one second resistance against at least one second force applied to said activation means by said limb portion and arranged in said compartment and connected to said activation means.
