Clinical Exercise Physiology

Question 0

development of clinical exercise physiology: Morris and colleagues

Answer 0

1953

• studied coronary heart disease in London bus drivers and conductors
• physical activity vs. risk of developing heart disease
• initiated interest in disease risk reduction and public health epidemiology

Question 1

Clinical exercise physiology

Answer 1

uses physical activity and exercise to prevent or delay the onset of chronic disease in healthy individuals
- provides therapeutic or functional benefits to individuals with disease conditions or physical diabilities

Question 2

cardiac rehabilitation programs first developed in ____

Answer 2

1950

Question 3

AHA and ______ developed testing and training procedures for healthy and diseased individuals

Answer 3

ACSM

Question 4

duties and responsibilities of the clinical exercise physiologist

Answer 4

• conducting pre-exercise screening
• performing exercise testing and evaluation
• developing exercise prescriptions
• instructing individuals in proper training techniques
• supervising exercise programs in various settings

Question 5

diagnostic testing

Answer 5

helps assess the presence of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease (have health condition)
- HR, BP, RPE, ECG, echocardiogram, oxygen consumption (VO2)

Question 6

functional capacity

Answer 6

helps assess an individuals capacity to participate in physical activity and exercise (people who are otherwise healthy)