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Exercise and Disease Management (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Exercise and Disease Management (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Exercise 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: A
ready-to-use "Exercise Prescription Page," which follows each
chapter on a specific disease, enables health care professionals,
especially physicians in managed care, to prescribe exercise
quickly to clients with specific medical conditions The "Rate
Pressure Product" method for prescribing exercise helps health care
providers individualize exercise prescriptions for patients with
heart disease by accounting for the amount of oxygen the heart uses
Individual companion workbooks on the downloadable resources
provide patient health maintenance information about diabetes,
AIDS, obesity, golden years (age 65 and older), heart, kidney,
peripheral arterial, and lung disease. Workbooks for physical
inactivity, osteoporosis, arthritis and high blood pressure also
are included on the downloadable resources Common
question-and-answer sections that help patients understand the
diseases from which they suffer and encourages them to take
responsibility for their health 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.
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