The fourth edition ofACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilitiesreveals common ground between medical and exercise professionals, creating a more collaborative approach to patient care. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) with contributions from a specialized team of experts, this text presents a framework for optimizing patients’ and clients’ functionality by keeping them physically active. Featuring new content on common comorbid conditions, this edition is streamlined and up to date to better suit chronic populations. This fourth edition of ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities outlines why exercise is significant in the remedy and prevention of disease, advises medical and exercise professionals in considering proper exercise prescription protocols, and provides evidence-informed guidance on devising individualized exercise programs. Major advancements and features of the fourth edition include the following:
- Current evidence on exercise management for persons with a couple of conditions, providing guidance on working with these common yet complex populations
- A refocused goal of the use of physical activity to optimize patients’ and clients’ functionality and participation in life activities fairly than only to treat and prevent disease
- Specific content to help physicians prescribe physical activity and exercise to patients for promotion of health, well-being, and longevity
- Reorganization of case studies into one streamlined chapter at the side of Statement from the senior editor to encourage critical thinking and recognize the unique needs of each patient The case studies in the text are real-life scenarios that help professionals and clinicians combine scientific knowledge with experience to find appropriate solutions for each individual. Statement on the case studies from the senior editor illustrates when improvisation may be appropriate and where further research is needed. Tables are highlighted right through the text to help readers quickly reference important clinical information. Evidence-informed guidelines, suggested websites, and additional readings further encourage practical use of information and identify further learning opportunities. For instructors, an ancillary PowerPoint presentation package aids in classroom discussion. The critical element that distinguishes the fourth edition of ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities is its unifying mission to incorporate physical activity and exercise in both disease remedy and prevention. Its emphasis on assisting people with a couple of conditions, which is ever present in health care today, moves beyond primary and secondary prevention to concentrate on how patients and clients can also be kept physically active and functionally fit.
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