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Exercise and Respiratory Diseases in Paediatrics highlights research by various methodologies, including literature reviews, experimental research and innovations, applied to children and adolescents with respiratory diseases.
Sommario
1. The Role of Physical Activity, Exercise and Fitness in Medicine
2. Tests of Respiratory Function to Monitor Health and Exercise Tests to Assess Physical Function
3. The Physiological and Psychological Consequence of Breathlessness in Children
4. Towards a Comprehensive Assessment of Physical Function in Young People with Cystic Fibrosis and non- Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
5. Using Behaviour Change Theory and Evidence to Understand and Support Physical Activity among People with Cystic Fibrosis
6. Exercise in Children and Adolescents with Asthma
7. Competitive Sports and Respiratory Illness
8. Tailoring Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription in Children with Respiratory Diseases
9. Exercise in Children with Medical Complexity: A Need for Individualised Training
10. Exercise Capacity in Children Born Early
Info autore
Craig Williams is Director of the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC). As a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, he is a passionate advocate for the health and well-being of young people. He has lectured in Higher Education for the last 30 years and is currently based at University of Exeter, UK.
Patrick J Oades has been a Consultant Paediatrician at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation NHS Trust for over 25 years, providing care in neonatal, acute and community settings. He has a specialist interest in paediatric pulmonology and was Clinical Director of the Exeter Cystic Fibrosis Center and the SW Peninsula Cystic Fibrosis Services in the UK for more than a decade. As an advocate for the role of exercise in medicine, he has collaborated with the University of Exeter CHERC, to promote joint working and innovation.
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Exercise and Respiratory Diseases in Paediatrics highlights research by various methodologies, including literature reviews, experimental research and innovations, applied to children and adolescents with respiratory diseases.
