ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), established in 1954, is a professional membership organisation with over 50,000 national, regional, and worldwide members from over 90 countries dedicated to improving health through science, education, and medicine. Members of the ACSM operate in a wide variety of medical specializations, allied health professions, and scientific areas. Members are dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries, as well as the promotion of exercise science.
The fourth edition of the American College of Sports Medicine's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities uncovers common ground between medical and exercise practitioners, resulting in a more collaborative approach to patient care. This text, created by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a specialized team of professionals, gives a framework for optimizing patients' and customers' functionality by keeping them physically engaged. This edition is streamlined and revised to better fit chronic populations, including new content on common comorbid diseases.
This fourth edition of ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities explains why exercise is important in disease treatment and prevention, advises medical and exercise professionals on proper exercise prescription protocols, and provides evidence-based guidance on developing individualized exercise programs.
The following are major developments and features of the fourth edition:
- Current data on exercise management for people with multiple diseases, including recommendations on how to engage with these common but difficult populations
- A new goal of employing physical activity to improve patients' and clients' functionality and involvement in daily activities rather than just treating and preventing disease.
- Content designed to assist physicians in prescribing physical activity and exercise to patients in order to promote health, well-being, and longevity.
- Reorganization of case studies into a single streamlined chapter, with commentary from the senior editor, to encourage critical thinking and understand each patient's unique needs.
The text's case studies are real-life scenarios that assist professionals and doctors in combining scientific knowledge with experience to identify appropriate answers for each individual. The senior editor's commentary on the case studies demonstrates when improvisation is suitable and when more research is required. Tables are emphasized throughout the text to assist readers in rapidly locating critical clinical information. Guidelines based on evidence, recommended websites, and extra readings stimulate the practical application of material and identify more learning opportunities. An additional PowerPoint presentation package assists instructors with classroom discussion.
The unifying objective of including physical activity and exercise in both illness treatment and prevention defines the fourth edition of ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities. Its emphasis on aiding people with various illnesses, which is prevalent in health care today, extends beyond primary and secondary prevention to consider how patients and clients can remain physically active and functionally healthy.
Author: Geoffrey E. Moore, J. Larry Durstine and Patricia L. Painter
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