Research Catalog

Title

Exercise in rehabilitation medicine / editor-in-chief, Walter R. Frontera ; associate editors, David M. Slovik, David M. Dawson.

Publication

Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2006], ©2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Frontera, Walter R., 1955-
• Slovik, David M., 1945-
• Dawson, David M. (David Michael), 1930-

Description

ix, 454 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

"Therapists, exercise physiologists, and physicians will find Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Edition, a highly useful reference in designing exercise rehabilitation programs for patients with various disabling illnesses and conditions. This book provides an understanding of the basic physiological adaptations to exercise and aids health professionals in properly matching a training program with the impairment, activity, activity level, and participation goal appropriate for the patient."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Rehabilitation > methods
• Primary Prevention > methods
• Exercise Therapy > methods
• Medical rehabilitation
• Exercise therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-430) and indexes.

Contents

Ch. 1. Acute physiological responses to dynamic exercise / Roger A. Fielding and Jonathan Bean -- Ch. 2. Adaptations to endurance exercise training / Martin D. Hoffman -- Ch. 3. Adaptations to strength training / Bette Ann Harris and Mary P. Watkins -- Ch. 4. Training flexibility / Lisa S. Krivickas -- Ch. 5. Testing exercise capacity : cardiopulmonary neuromuscular models / James C. Agre -- Ch. 6. A behavioral approach to prescribing physical activity for health and fitness / Gregory W. Heath -- Ch. 7. Exercise and the prevention of chronic disabling illness / Carlos J. Crespo and Edith M. Williams -- Ch. 8. Heart diseases / Ruy S. Moraes and Jorge P. Ribeiro -- Ch. 9. Respiratory disease / Bartolome R. Celli -- Ch. 10. Diabetes mellitus / Edward S. Horton -- Ch. 11. Major inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritides / Maura Daly Iverson, Matthew H. Liang and Axel Finckh -- Ch. 12. Neuromuscular diseases / David D. Kilmer and Susan Aitkens -- Ch. 13. Spinal cord injury / Mark S. Nash -- Ch. 14. Stroke / Joel Stein -- Ch. 15. Osteoporosis / David M. Slovik -- Ch. 16. Human immunodeficiency virus / Susan D. Driscoll and Steven Grinspoon -- Ch. 17. Obesity / Ronenn Roubenoff -- Ch. 18. Cancer / Kerry S. Courneya, Lee W. Jones and John R. Mackey -- Ch. 19. End-stage renal disease / Pelagia Koufaki and Tom Mercer -- Ch. 20. Aging, function, and exercise / Jonathan F. Bean and Charles T. Pu -- Ch. 21. Elite athletes with impairments / Rory A. Cooper, Michael L. Boninger, Jan Rice, Sean D. Shimada and Rosemarie Cooper.

ISBN

073605541X (hard cover)

LCCN

2005010110

OCLC

• ocm59002539
• SCSB-5234551

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries