[Book Description]

In this practical guide, experts on a wide range of medical conditions explain how exercise influences the course of illness, and also show how illness affects the performance of the exercising paatient. Fascinating case studies bring the principles to life.
Health care professionals will find facts they can use every day to keep their patients active and healthy through a wisely chosen program of exercise.


[Contents]

PARTⅠ. EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS
1. EXERCISE IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS

PARTⅡ. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
2. EXERCISE AS TREATMENT FOR ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
3. CARDIAC REHABILITATION

PARTⅢ. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
4. THE USE OF EXERCISE TO TREAT RHEUMATIC DISEASE
5. EXERCISE AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
6. REHABILITATION OF ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES
7. EXERCISE IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN

PARTⅣ. METABOLIC DISORDERS
8. EXERCISE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
9. THE USE OF EXERCISE TO IMPROVE LIPID AND LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS
10. EXERCISE AND OBESITY
11. THE INFLUENCE OF EXERCISE ON OSTEOPOROSIS AND SKELETAL HEALTH

PARTⅤ. PHYSIOLOGIC CONDITIONS
12. PREGNANCY AND EXERCISE

PARTⅥ. CHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESSES
13. EXERCISE AND PULMONARY DISEASE
14. EXERCISE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
15. EXERCISE AND CANCER

PARTⅦ. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
16. EXERCISE, EMOTIONS, AND TYPE A BEHAVIOR

INDEX