Exercise and Arthritis, 4th ed.
Enable your clients to manage arthritis and chronic pain.
By Gwen Hyatt, MS , Stephanie Harris, MD
Half of all older adults will develop some form of arthritis in their lifetime. Through exercise, you can help to safely alleviate the pain and stiffness associated with this condition. Learn to recognize symptoms and flare-ups and to design exercise appropriate for avoiding inflammation and injury. This course takes you past generalizations, offers insight into the management of arthritis and providers practical solutions for your clients.
Course Objectives:
- Provide a general overview of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and sphondyloarthropahy.
- Discuss the role of exercise in the treatment of arthritis.
- Outline land-based and water-based exercise program goals for clients with arthritis.
- Identify specific guidelines and considerations for a land-based and aquatic exercise program for arthritis.
- Design appropriate and safe exercise for clients with arthritis with respect to mode, intensity, duration, frequency, and progression of exercise.
- Outline methods used to assign and monitor workloads for clients with arthritis.
- Identify criteria for referral, termination of exercise, and contraindications to exercise for clients with arthritis.
- List various treatments and management strategies.
- Identify the psychological factors associated with rheumatic disease.
- Understand common classifications of medications for clients with arthritis and their effect on exercise.
| Course Includes: Exam 105-page workbook | |
| Topic: Special Medical Concerns | |
| Level: Intermediate | |
| Weight: 1.5 lbs | |
| Complete Course #4451 $99.00 | |
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