The Physiotherapist's Pocket Guide to Exercise E-Book

Assessment, Prescription and Training

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Allied Health Services, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Cover of the book The Physiotherapist's Pocket Guide to Exercise E-Book by Angela Jane Glynn, PhD, PG Cert MCSP, Helen Fiddler, MSc, MCSP, PG Cert, Elsevier Health Sciences
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Author: Angela Jane Glynn, PhD, PG Cert MCSP, Helen Fiddler, MSc, MCSP, PG Cert ISBN: 9780702039294
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Publication: April 7, 2009
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone Language: English
Author: Angela Jane Glynn, PhD, PG Cert MCSP, Helen Fiddler, MSc, MCSP, PG Cert
ISBN: 9780702039294
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication: April 7, 2009
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Language: English

This book is for therapists involved in exercise therapy for the prevention and treatment of disease. It covers exercise assessment, current prescription guidelines, precautions, exercise design and clinical case studies. The book also includes exercises to increase strength, power, local muscle endurance, range of movement and aerobic capacity and will be relevant to all areas of therapy practice. In addition to the general guidelines, considerations for exercise groups and exercise at home as well as exercise in special patient populations are addressed. This allows therapists who are expert in one area to become familiar with exercise prescription in another. The book underpins therapeutic exercise in general and also addresses specific considerations for particular clinical situations within current guidelines and practical considerations.

  • Underpinning exercise physiology
  • Physical principles of exercise design
  • Guidelines for exercise training
  • Clinical exercise prescription
  • Limitations to exercise in common conditions
  • Example case studies
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This book is for therapists involved in exercise therapy for the prevention and treatment of disease. It covers exercise assessment, current prescription guidelines, precautions, exercise design and clinical case studies. The book also includes exercises to increase strength, power, local muscle endurance, range of movement and aerobic capacity and will be relevant to all areas of therapy practice. In addition to the general guidelines, considerations for exercise groups and exercise at home as well as exercise in special patient populations are addressed. This allows therapists who are expert in one area to become familiar with exercise prescription in another. The book underpins therapeutic exercise in general and also addresses specific considerations for particular clinical situations within current guidelines and practical considerations.

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