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The physiotherapist's pocket guide to exercise : assessment, prescription and training

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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. Underpinning exercise physiologyPhysical principles of exercise designGuidelines for exercise trainingClinical exercise prescriptionLimitations to exercise in common conditionsExample case studies.

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PHY00106

615.82 ANG t

Prodi Physiotherapy

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Call Number

615.82 ANG t

Publisher

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier., 2009

Collation

1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780702039294

Classification

615.82

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Subject(s)

Exercise therapy

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