Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription for Special Cases - Theoretical Basis and Clinical Application

Klappentext This text discusses how theoretical and applied aspects of exercise testing and exercise prescription must be modified due to the restrictions and/or limitations created by a specific health state. Topics covered include: general principles of exercise testing and exercise prescription; discussion of the importance of such general factors as age! gender! and environment; specific health states! general treatment! risk factors! how it may affect and be affected by exercise; how to modify exercise testing procedures; how to prescribe exercise; and the effects from exercise programs. Zusammenfassung Discusses how theoretical and applied aspects of exercise testing and exercise prescription must be modified due to the restrictions and/or limitations created by a specific health state. This title contains topics that cover general principles of exercise testing and exercise prescription. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section I. General Considerations General Principles of Exercise Testing Victor F. Froelicher and Stephen G. Stahr General Principles of Exercise Prescription James S. Skinner General Principles of Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription for Muscle Strength and Endurance William J. Kraemer! Steven J. Fleck! and Nicholas A. Ratamess! Jr. Differences Between Men and Women for Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription Jack H. Wilmore Differences Between Children and Adults for Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription Helge U. Hebestreit and Oded Bar-Or Aging for Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription James S. Skinner Environmental Factors for Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription Samuel N. Cheuvront! Michael N. Sawka! and Kent B. Pandolf Exercise Adherence and Prescription for Special Populations John S. Raglin and Gregory S. Wilson Economic Evaluation: Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation as an Example Neil B. Oldridge Section II. Neuromuscular and Skeletal Conditions Arthritis Ilkka M. Vuori Osteoporosis Kerri M. Winters-Stone and Christine M. Snow Chronic Pain States Angela K. Lyden! Kirsten Ambrose! and Daniel J. Clauw Spinal Cord Injury Thomas W. J. Janssen and Maria T. E. Hopman Section III. Metabolic Conditions Diabetes Mellitus Arthur S. Leon and Otto A. Sanchez Obesity Scott G. Owens Section IV. Respiratory Conditions Asthma Alan R. Morton and Kenneth D. Fitch Cystic Fibrosis Frank Cerny and David Orenstein Section V. Cardiovascular Conditions Coronary Heart Disease William L. Haskell and J. Larry Durstine Hypertension James S. Skinner Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Andrew W. Gardner and James S. Skinner Heart Failure Robert S. McKelvie Heart Disease in Children Reginald L. Washington Section VI. Other Conditions End-Stage Renal Disease Patricia L. Painter Cancer Kirsten Lane and Donald C. McKenzie Pregnancy Larry A. Wolfe Mental Retardation Kenneth H. Pitetti and Bo Fernhall Index ...

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• Authors: James Skinner, James S. Skinner, SKINNER JAMES S
• Publisher: Lippincott
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2005
• EAN: 9780781741132
• ISBN: 978-0-7817-4113-2
• No. of pages: 418
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Medical professions