Kinesiology & CEP overview Flashcards
Clinical Exercise Physiology - Key Words (4)
- Rehabilitation
- Exercise
- Individuals with chronic diseases and disabilities
- Adaptations
How long as CEP been around?
- Relatively new career field
- Since late 1960
- Growing profession
- Recognize on provincial and national levels
CEP - Usage
- In the healthcare realm, primarly in Medical Settings
- used to help clients Manage or Reduce their risk of chronic disease
What is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist?
- Certified health professional who utilize scientific rationale to Design, Implement and Supervise exercise programming for participants with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities.
What can a CEP assess?
- Results of outcomes related to exercise services provided
Are CEP active or passive?
- CEP more active
- Physio and occ. therapy more passive
What are CEP’s services?
Their services focus on the improvement of physical capabilities for the purpose of:
- Chronic disease management
- Reducing risks
- Creating Lifestyle habits
CEP services - Chronic disease management
- Reducing disease symptoms
- Improving overall energy
- Decreasing medication
CEP services - Reducing risks
- Reducing risks for early development or recurrence of chronic disease
- Preventing weight gain in type 2 diabetes
CEP services - Creating lifestyle habits
- Promoting enhancement of health
- Decreasing sedentarity lifestyle
- Increasing Physical Activity level
What does increasing PA have a direct positive impact on? (3)
- Improving the ease of daily living activities
- Increasing the likelihood of Long-Term Physical, Social & Economic Independence
- Facilitating the elimination of Barriers to habitual Lifestyle Changes through goal-setting and prioritizing
Potential Barriers for CEP Services (6)
- Equipment not adapted at the gym
- Side effects of medication = not enough energy to train
- Fear of making their condition worse (increasing symptoms)
- Lack of motivation
- Transportation
- Money = expensive
CEP - Responsibilities (6)
- Obtain a Medical History of client
- Administer exercise-related Tests
- Analyse test results
- Design an individualized Exercise Prescription that meets the specific needs of the client
- Determine short and long term Goals (each client)
- Use their expertise to assist clients to improve health (flexibility / strength) & motor-related fitness components (coordination / balance)
Where does CEPs work?
- Hospitals
- Outpatient clinics
- Rehab center
- Community centers
- Uni lab
- Hospital-based research facilities
How does CEPs work?
- Can work independently
- Many work as a team with other health professionals such as. dietitians, physio, occ. therapy, physicians and nurses.
Number of internship ?
- In 1999, 2 CEP internship sites
- In 2021, 30 CEP / Kin internship sites
Typical programs of KCEP internship? (7)
- Cardiac rehab (Chip program)
- Pulmonary rehab (Sacré-Coeur Hospital)
- Chronic pain (Constance-Lethbridge)
- CSST (CNESST)-SAAQ (Jewish Rehab Hospital)
- Neuromuscular rehab (Cummings and Lucie-Bruneau centers)
- Cancer rehab (Hope & Cope wellness center, MUHC, new kin position)
- Children with obesity (St-Justine Hospital)
CEP - Direct Impact
- Health education and exercise as means in managing risk factor for chronic disease
- Encourage and support clients to stay on track
- Long term process towards permanent health improvements
CEP vs Kinesiology
- Kinesiology is the umbrella term
- CEP is a specialization of Kinesiology that deals with clinical population
Kinesiology Areas of work
- Sport performance (training athletes)
- Physical fitness (training) for asymptomatic populations
- Exercise programming for participants with chronic disease and disabilities (more clinical) = Speciality at Concordia
Quebec Kinesiologist Federation (FKQ)
- Founded in 1988
- 1700 members
Roles of FKQ:
1. Promote and represent Kinesiologists in Qc
2. Provide a certification in Kinesiology
3. Obtain a professional order
Is kin known in QC?
Greater known in:
- People with higher family income ($100K +)
- People with higher education
CSEP
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
- Founded in 1967
CSEP - Mission Statement
The resource and voice for exercise physiology and health and fitness, providing leadership in research, education and practice to improve health outcomes for Canadians
