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PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF EXERCISE THERAPY
1. THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE HISTORY
2. UNDERSTANDING THE DISABLE
- Evolution of Adaptive Physical Education for Adults with Disabilities
- Changing Attitudes Towards Disabled Persons
- Role of Exercise for the Disabled
3. FITNESS AS THERAPY
- Proper Exercise Is Therapeutic
- Designed for Action
- Fitness as Medicine
- Use It or Lose It
- Exercise and Disease
4. FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
5. FUNDAMENTALS OF EXERCISE THERAPY
- Benefits of Exercise Therapy Programs
- Designing an Exercise Therapy Program
- Exercise Participation Flowchart
- Fundamental Terminology for Fitness Technician
- Proper Body Mechanics for the Instructor
- Effective Teaching Considerations
- Effective Communication Skills
6. MUSCLES AND MOVEMENT
- Anatomy for the Exercise Therapy Educator
- Exercise Therapy Kinesiology
- How Muscles Work Together
7. CONTRAINDICATED EXERCISES
- Doing It Right
- Facts and Myths about Exercise
- Risks vs. Benefits
- Beyond the Core
- Exercises to Avoid
- Therapy Exercise Considerations
PART 2: EXERCISE THERAPY FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS
8. OVERVIEW OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS
- Exercise Is for Everyone
- Common Physical Health Problems Seen Among Older Adults
- Thoughts to Share with Clients
9. CARDIORESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
- High Blood Pressure
- Low Blood Pressure
- Heart Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Asthma
10. METABOLIC CONDITIONS
- Diabetes
- Obesity
11. NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Cerebral Vascular Accident
- Epilepsy
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Learning Disabilities
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
12. ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Neck Problems
- Low Back Problems
- Shoulder Problems
- Hip Problems
- Knee Problems
- Ankle Problems
- Osteoporosis
13. SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS
- Auditory Disorders
- Visual Impairments
14. OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS
- HIV/AIDS
- Cancer
- Pregnancy
PART 3: ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING
15. PROGRAMMING FOR AMBULATION
- Transfers and Ambulation Aids
- Progressive Mobilization
- Ambulation Aids
- Gait Training
16. PROGRAMMING FOR AQUATICS
- Water Exercise for Special Population
- Fitness Aquatics: Hydrogymnastics
- Assessment of Aquatic Skills
17. PROGRAMMING FOR BALANCE AND PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILLS
- Balance Progressions
- Perceptual Motor Skills
- Fine Motor Tasks
18. PROGRAMMING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
- Cardiovascular Exercises
- Karvonen’s Formulas
- How to Take a Pulse
- Determining Target Heart Rate
19. PROGRAMMING FOR FLEXIBILITY AND RANGE OF MOTION
- Flexibility
- Range of Motion
- Programming for Flexibility
- Range-of-Motion Exercises
- Active Range of Motion Worksheet
20. PROGRAM FOR MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
- General Progressive Resistance Guidelines
- Strength Training
- Terminology
- General Guidelines for Adaptive Weight Training
- Sample Strength Training Program and Exercises
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