Description
Exercise referral describes the process of consultation, planning and instructing physical activity programmes and applying appropriate behaviour change strategies for clients presenting a range of low- to medium-risk medical conditions. Exercise Management for Referred Medical Conditions is the first book to integrate exercise prescription with the development of healthy behaviours and the promotion of physical activity and well-being and provides students with an evidence-based, applied guide to becoming effective exercise referral practitioners.
The book draws upon the latest research and recommends best practices for creating referral pathways, providing exercise programmes and engaging clients in health lifestyles. Covering the pathology, medical management, role of exercise and recommendations for programming in each case, it discusses a range of conditions, including:
- Obesity and type I and II diabetes
- Hypertension and dyslipidaemia
- Asthma
- Low back pain, osteoarthritis and joint replacement, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis
- Depression, anxiety and stress disorders
Consistently organised and laden with pedagogical features, including learning objectives, key terms, case studies, future developments and chapter summaries, no other book offers such a clear, holistic model for exercise referral. This is a vital resource for any student undertaking vocational courses in exercise referral and an important reference for exercise scientists, physical therapists, fitness professionals or local policy-makers interested in the use of physical activity in healthcare.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Andrew Scott, Paul Gorczynski, and David Broom
2. Co-Production in Exercise Referral Schemes
Benjamin J. R. Buckley, Paula M. Watson, Becky Murphy, Matthew Pearce, and Diane Crone
3. The Exercise Referral Process
Jeannie Wyatt-Williams
4. Health-Fitness Consultation and Assessment Skills
Michelle G. Swainson, Zoe H. Rutherford, and John P. Buckley
5. Personalising the Exercise Referral Experience: Understanding Individual Differences
Zoë Frankli and Dave Thompson
6. Behaviour Change in Exercise Referral
Paul Gorczynski
7. Reaching Hard-To Engage Groups with Physical Activity and Exercise Referral Interventions
Andy Pringle, Jason Feavers, and Stephen Zwolinsky
8. Maintaining Exercise Behaviour Following Ers Completion
Michael Eynon, Gill Crowther, and Hayley Mills
9. Health Complexity: Integrating Psychological Skills into Exercise Referral
Charlotte Hilton and Lynne Johnston
10. Obesity
Louisa Herring and David Broom
11. Type 1 Diabetes
Richard Bracken, Mary Finn, Jane Yardley, and Othmar Moser
12. Type 2 Diabetes
Joseph Henson, Oluwaseun Anyiam, and Dane Vishnubala
13. Hypertension
Alberto Alves, Fernando Ribeiro, and Linda Pescatello
14. Dyslipidaemia
Emily Newton and Steven Mann
15. Exercise Referral for People with Asthma
John Dickinson and Suraj Rajput
16. Exercise for the Management of Low Back Pain
James Fisher, Hopin Lee, and Paul Hendrick
17. Physical Activity, Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Metsios and Antonis Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou
18. Osteoarthritis and Joint Replacement
Liba Sheeran, Nicola Pease, Kate Button, and Joseph M. Moore
19. Bone Health
Victoria Stiles and Karen Knapp
20. Mental Health and Illness
Kemi Wright, Simon Rosenbaum, and Bonnie Furzer
