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• Part I Biological Considerations
• Chapter 1 Acute Physiological Responses to Dynamic Exercise
• Cardiorespiratory Response to Dynamic Exercise
• Metabolic Response During Dynamic Exercise
• Acute Exercise Response in Diabetes Mellitus
• Cardiorespiratory Changes With Activity and Inactivity
• Physiological Adjustments to Isometric Exercise
• Chapter 2 Adaptations to Endurance Exercise Training
• Physiological Adaptations to Endurance Exercise Training
• Psychological Adaptations to Endurance Exercise Training
• Factors Affecting Adaptations to Endurance Exercise Training
• Simultaneous Strength and Endurance Exercise Training
• Chapter 3 Adaptations to Strength Training
• Anatomical and Physiological Considerations
• Functional Biomechanics
• Factors Influencing Muscle Strength
• Principles of Strength Training
• Adaptations to Strength Conditioning
• Chapter 4 Training Flexibility
• Definition of Flexibility
• Factors Influencing Flexibility
• Response of Muscle to Stretch
• Relationship Between Muscle Stiffness and Flexibility
• Measuring and Quantifying Muscle Flexibility and Ligamentous Laxity
• Relationship Between Muscle Flexibility and Injury
• Relationship Between Ligamentous Laxity and Injury
• Effect of Stretching on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Effect of Disease Processes on Flexibility
• Relationship Between Flexibility and Athletic Performance
• Flexibility and Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly or Disabled
• Stretching Techniques and Prescription of a Flexibility Training Program
• Effect of Strength Training on Flexibility
• Part II Special Clinical Considerations
• Chapter 5 Testing the Capacity to Exercise in Disabled Individuals: Cardiopulmonary and Neuromuscular Models
• Rationale for Health Screening and Risk Stratification
• Rationale for Exercise Testing
• Protocols for Exercise Testing, With Examples
• Chapter 6 A Behavioral Approach to Prescribing Physical Activity for Health and Fitness
• Preliminary Factors Important for Exercise Prescription
• General Exercise Prescription Guidelines
• Theories and Models Used in Physical Activity Promotion
• Chapter 7 Exercise and the Prevention of Chronic Disabling Illness
• Definitions
• Physical Activity and Fitness
• Physical Activity and Health
• Physical Activity and Prevention of Heart Disease
• Exercise and the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
• Exercise and Primary Prevention of Cancer
• Physical Activity and the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Falls
• Exercise in the Prevention of Arthritis
• Exercise in the Prevention of Low Back Pain
• Physical Activity and Primary Prevention of Obesity
• Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being
• Part III Exercise in the Rehabilitation of Specific Diseases and Conditions
• Chapter 8 Heart Diseases
• Responses and Adaptations of Cardiac Patients to Exercise
• Effect of Cardiovascular Drugs on Exercise Responses and Adaptations
• Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
• Indications for Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Contraindications for Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Exercise Prescription for the Cardiac Patient
• Outcomes of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
• Chapter 9 Respiratory Disease
• Physical Reconditioning
• Respiratory Muscles and Breathing Training
• Chapter 10 Diabetes Mellitus
• What Is Diabetes?
• Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes
• Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
• Chapter 11 Major Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Arthritides
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Spondylarthropathies
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
• Systemic Sclerosis
• Improving Patient Adherence
• Chapter 12 Neuromuscular Diseases
• Physiologic and Functional Consequences of Neuromuscular Diseases
• Causes of Reduced Neuromuscular Function in NMD
• Effects of Resistance (Strengthening) Exercise in NMD
• Effects of Aerobic (Endurance) Exercise in NMD
• Exercise Recommendations in Neuromuscular Disorders
• Chapter 13 Spinal Cord Injury
• Health Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury
• Exercise for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
• Restoration of Function Following Long-Standing Paralysis
• Exercise Risks for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
• Medications That May Influence Exercise Performance After Spinal Cord Injury
• Chapter 14 Stroke
• Scope of the Problem
• Effects of Stroke on Neuromuscular Function
• Mechanisms of Motor Recovery Poststroke
• Exercise for Motor Control
• Strengthening Exercises
• Exercise for Ataxia
• Exercise for Aerobic Conditioning
• Other Benefits of Exercise
• Home and Community Based Exercise
• Chapter 15 Osteoporosis
• Mechanical Properties of Bone: Effects of Exercise
• Disuse, Weightlessness, and Immobilization
• Physical Activity and Bone Mass
• Physical Activity, Fall Prevention, and Fractures
• Chapter 16 Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• The HIV Pandemic
• Exercise to Improve Physical Function in HIV-Infected Patients
• Exercise to Improve Psychosocial and Quality of Life Issues in HIV
• Exercise Effects on Immune Status and Lactic Acid
• Chapter 17 Obesity
• Health Implications of Obesity
• Body Composition Through the Life Cycle
• Etiology of Obesity
• Exercise for Treatment of Obesity
• Effect of Exercise on Serum Lipoproteins and Glucose Metabolism
• Chapter 18 Cancer
• What Is Cancer?
• Epidemiology of Cancer
• Medical Treatments for Cancer
• Exercise in Cancer Survivors
• Exercise Testing and Prescription Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
• Exercise Motivation in Cancer Survivors
• Future Research Directions
• Chapter 19 End-Stage Renal Disease
• What is End-Stage Renal Disease?
• Renal Replacement Therapy
• Renal Transplantation
• Scale and Nature of the Problem
• Pathophysiology and Physical Dysfunction in End-Stage Renal Disease
• Exercise Rehabilitation Aims
• Feasibility and Safety of Exercise Rehabilitation Options in End-Stage Renal Disease
• Exercise Prescription in End-Stage Renal Disease
• Effectiveness of Exercise Rehabilitation in End-Stage Renal Disease
• Part IV Specific Patient Populations
• Chapter 20 Aging, Function, and Exercise
• The International Demographics of Aging
• A Functional Perspective
• Effects of Exercise on Physiologic Aging
• Effect of Exercise on Function and Disability
• Practical Recommendations
• Chapter 21 Elite Athletes With Impairments
• From Patient to Athlete
• Organizational Structure of Sports for People With Disabilities
• Sport Equipment Technology and Use
• Classification
• Exercise Science and the Athlete With Impairments
• Training Techniques for Elite Athletes With Disabilities
• Injuries Experienced by Athletes With Disabilities
• References
• Subject Index
• Citation Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors