Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Shepherd University Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHED 566 - Exercise Management for Special Populations

(3 cr) This course is designed to review the ACSM Standards and Guidelines for evaluating fitness levels and designing activity prescriptions for select special populations. Lecture and laboratory-experiences will expose the student to clients with a variety of chronic diseases and disabilities including the following conditions: pregnancy, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, elderly, arthritis, osteoporosis, children, pulmonary diseases (asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders), cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, aneurysms, select syndromes, myocardial infarction, angina, pacemakers and defibrillators, coronary artery bypass graft, and angioplasty (STCA). Students will be encouraged to observe and, in select cases, participate in program prescriptive analysis, development, and delivery in specialized rehabilitative and therapeutic settings.



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