This text focuses on all basic therapeutic exercises used for the treatment of musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary disorders. It covers isokinetics, soft tissue injury repair, surgical procedures, exercise rehabilitation, post-operative management and posture.

Product Description: This book by Corey H. Evans, Russell D. White, and coauthorsis a gem. There was a time when exercise testing was largely limited to cardiologists, but no more. Ex- cise testing, which providesinformationon tness, the risk of coronarydisease, and all around vitality, is now being performed in the of ces of primary care physicians across the United States...read more

Product Description: 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...read more

Product Description: The definitive resource on exercise testing and program design for health and fitness professionals. Includes detailed information about aerobic testing and training (pre-exercise screening, field tests, exercise prescription and more), musculoskeletal testing and training (measurement, development and more) and special exercise considerations and populations (hypertension, asthma, women's issues, aging, and much more)...read more

A textbook for ACSM certification candidates, this volume covers major aspects of preventative, rehabilitative and programmes. It contains Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) icons throughout the book.

This complementary book to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription elaborates on the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) you need to study for any of the American College of Sports Medicine certification exams. It also serves as a valuable professional resource behind the Guidelines. New content includes updated research throughout and a reorganization of the KSAs to correspond with the sixth edition of ACSM's Guidelines. Significantly revised chapters include: Epidemiology of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Selected Chronic Diseases; Diet and Chronic Disease; Medical and Invasive Interventions in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease; Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease; Smoking Cessation; Policies and Procedures for Clinical Programs. Both the clinical and health & fitness tracks are covered, in an attractive design that highlights the KSAs for each level of certification. The book features both theoretical and practical physiological concepts and relates the examples to exercise testing, training and programming, thus providing a complete perspective on clinical exercise physiology and fitness. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Product Description: This book provides exercises for a customized rehabilitation program i n the areas of range of motion, progressive strengthening, stretching, and self-mobilization. The authors have provided a description and re presentative diagram of each exercise for the patient plus short-term and long-term goals...read more