Benefits Of Exercise And Prescription

Question 1

benefits of exercise during treatment

Answer 1

Reduce fatigue
Improve or maintain physical fitness or function
Body composition (muscles loss or fat gain)
Improves some symptoms (sleep, depression, pain)
Improved tolerance to treatment

Question 2

What information should you get from a new client with cancer?

Answer 2

PAR-Q + form
Diagnosis and treatment info - referral form
Co-morbidities
Current medications
Extra - physical assessments, bp and resting heart rate, body composition, recent weight gain or loss, distress

Question 3

Why should you risk stratify a client?

Answer 3

Short term - Identify risk of acute event on exercise or exacerbation of condition

Long term - risk of worsening condition or health

Identify any referrals
Identify level of supervision

Question 4

What are the 8 risk factors for CVD

Answer 4

Age
Family history
Smoking
Sedentary
Obesity
Hypertension
Dyslipidaemia
Pre-diabetes

Question 5

What would classify someone as low risk?

Answer 5

Minor controlled conditions or physical limitations
Two or less CHD risk factors
No medical conditions

Question 6

What would classify someone as medium risk?

Answer 6

Moderate controlled conditions
Moderate to significant physical limitations
3 or more CHD risk factors

Question 7

What would classify someone as high risk?

Answer 7

Cardiac conditions of interventions
Chronic severe disease or disability

Question 8

Absolute contraindications to activity

Answer 8

BP over 180/100
Resting heart rate over 100
New or uncontrolled heart or circulation issues
New or uncontrolled diabetes
Acute infection
Asthma attack
Arthritis flare up
Vomiting or diarrhoea
Fever
New joint pain

Question 9

3 assement tools

Answer 9

6 minute walk
Sit and reach
Timed up and go