Exercise and Disease ManagementExercise and Disease Management is designed to help managed care physicians, their patients, other health care professionals, and interested readers integrate current exercise guidelines into their practices. This extraordinary book is accompanied by a series of 11 workbooks, each one for a chronic disease, designed specifically for physicians to give to their patients. These workbooks make it convenient for physicians to prescribe physical activity to their patients in a ready-to-use format. Each book chapter and workbook contains a section on the background, medical management, and exercise guidelines, accompanied by self-care instructions for patients, encouraging them to take a proactive role in their health and disease management. New and Updated in the Second Edition:
Exercise and Disease Management, Second Edition consolidates the current knowledge base on exercise and chronic disease, providing a ready-made format for health care providers to use when prescribing exercise programs for their clients. Using guidelines set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, this book helps physicians, other health care providers, and health enthusiasts respond to the challenge to keep patients healthier and active and reduce recurrent hospitalizations and health care costs. |
Contents
High Blood Pressure The Silent Killer | 9 |
Diabetes | 25 |
Kidney Disease | 49 |
Heart Disease | 59 |
Lung Disease | 85 |
Obesity | 103 |
Vascular Disease | 119 |
Osteoporosis and Arthritis | 135 |
Cancer the Immune System and AIDS | 143 |
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Exercise and Disease Management, Second Edition Brian C. Leutholtz,Ignacio Ripoll Limited preview - 2011 |