Contraindications To Exercise And The Key Safety Guidelines For Special Populations Flashcards

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What is an essential first action prior to working with any specialist population?

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Pre-exercise screening, PAR-Q.

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List the contraindication (when not to exercise) for older adults

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  • Unstable or controlled medical conditions
  • Resting blood pressure greater than 180/90
  • Resting heart rate over 100 bpm
  • Joint condition made worse by exercise
  • Unexplained dizziness
  • The effects of the aging process
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List the contraindication (when not to exercise) for pre-natal women

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  • Dizziness, faintness or nausea
  • Bleeding or leakage of amniotic fluid
  • Abdominal or contraction type pain
  • Unexplained pain in the back, pelvis, groin, buttocks or legs
  • Excessive shortness of breath, chest pain or palpitations
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List the contraindication (when not to exercise) for post-natal women

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  • Stress incontinence or pelvic floor muscle weakness
  • ‘Dragging’ pain or a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdominal or pelvic floor area
  • Groin, low back pain or difficulty waling
  • Abdominal muscle weakness, excessive abdominal doming, abdominal muscle separation or softness/sinking at the umbilical mid-line, umbilical hernia
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List the contraindication (when not to exercise) for young people

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  • Growth related issues,
  • Flexibility, over stretching
  • Temperature-avoid high intensity
  • Self- esteem & confidence, eating disorders
  • Medical conditions
  • immaturity, affect behaviour
  • reduced coordination & motor skills
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List the contraindication (when not to exercise) for disable people

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  • Hypertension
  • Heart conditions
  • Progressive disorders such as MS
  • Asymmetrical weakness - stroke, cerebral palsy
  • spasticity,
  • neurological conditions, muscular dystrophy
  • sensory nerve damage, pressure sores
  • depression, lack of motivation, medication has many side effects, weight gain & suicide risks
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List the safety considerations for working with older adults

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  • Use a longer more gradual warm up
  • more mobility exercises
  • slower controlled movements
  • Build intensity more gradually
  • use less impact
  • use less resistance
  • emphasis correct technique
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List the safety considerations for working with pre-natal women

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  • Emphasis correct posture
  • Make movements slower & more controlled
  • Use low to moderate intensity
  • Use slower tempo
  • Avoid supine and prone lying
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List the safety considerations for working with post-natal women

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  • Emphasis correct posture
  • Make movements slower & more controlled
  • Use low to moderate intensity
  • Use slower tempo
  • Avoid positions which may over stretch the ligaments
  • Use shorter hold stretches to maintain rather than develop flexibility
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List the safety considerations for working with young people

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  • Lower impact & lower intensity (fewer reps)
  • Modify stretch, stretch to the point of mild tension, maintain hydration,
  • Simpler non-complex activity
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List the safety considerations for working with disable people

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  • Simplifying exercises
  • Reducing intensity
  • Modifying exercise positions & modalities
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What action would you take if you had any specific concerns about being able to work with a specialist population?

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Referred to the medical authority if there are any doubts regarding the ability to work safely and effectively with a specialist individual.

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What action would be appropriate if an older adult presented with a number of cardiovascular risk factors?

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Should be signposted to a GP prior to participation.

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What is the Equality Act 2010?

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Brings all previous legislation regarding diversity & discrimination into one document. A requirement of the act is that service providers must make reasonable adjustments to their facilities & services so they are accessible to disabled people

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