Chapters
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THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE CONTENTS
01Choosing & Prescribing ExerciseChoose an exercise · Set the dose · Check the goal02Progressing Toward the GoalMake it useful · Progress, hold or regress · Review a plateau03Resistance ExerciseStrength, endurance & power · Contractions · Load & effort04Mobility & Range of MotionWhat is limiting the movement? · PROM, AAROM or AROM? · Stretch what needs stretching05Aerobic ExerciseStart with the activity they need · Heart rate, RPE or the talk test? · Understand the math without letting it prescribe06Balance & Fall PreventionWhat kind of balance problem? · Pick the measure that answers your question · Practice the situation safely07Exercise for Older AdultsFind the demands behind independence · Choose a useful starting point · Use measures without turning them into labels08Exercise for ArthritisOA and RA aren’t interchangeable · Keep an activity the person can use · Explain what the response means09Exercise & Persistent PainRespect pain without reducing it to one number · Build a manageable route back to the activity · Agree on what to do when symptoms change10Specialized Exercise MethodsPNF: learn the purpose, not just the pattern · The pool changes the forces · Mind-body and cognitive exercise: make the task useful11Adherence & Program PlanningAsk before calling it noncompliance · Build the smallest useful plan · Plan for the difficult day, then review
