ExRx special populations & ex testing

Question 1

COPD recommended beginning intensity

Answer 1

~40% peakVO2 due to anxiety

Question 2

What counts as an endurance test?

Answer 2

anything analyzing pts response to aerobic activity and is measurable to change after pt receives PT

Question 3

predictive tests

Answer 3

submax tests that are used to predict maximal aerobic capacity

Question 4

performance tests

Answer 4

involve measuring the responses to standardized physical activities that are typically encountered in everyday life

Question 5

advantages of submax testing

Answer 5

safer, controlled pace (motivation is not a factor), not population specific, quick assessment, cost effective, don’t need highly trained personnel, can do mass testing, no physician supervision required (if symptom and dz free)

Question 6

endurance/aerobic capacity testing

Answer 6

cycle ergometer (ie Astrand Cycle Rhyming Test), arm ergometry, air-dyne (arms alone)

Question 7

field endurance tests

Answer 7

1 mile walk test - Rockport test
Step test - Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test
Bench Step Test