Exercise and Chronic Disease

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saxton, John, Editor.

Contributor:

Fauci, Anthony S., 1940-

National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases--Exercise therapy.

Chronic diseases.

Exercise--Physiological aspects.

Exercise.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Streaming videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge May 2011 Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

[Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [between 2000 and 2009?]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files.

Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/19/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/faq/video/e3e.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/faq/video/e3e_mp300.html; current access available via PURL.

Summary:

Annotation It is now widely accepted that there are important links between inactivity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases, and that exercise can bring tangible therapeutic benefits to people with long-term chronic conditions. Exercise and Chronic Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach offers the most up-to-date survey currently available of the scientific and clinical evidence underlying the effects of exercise in relation to functional outcomes, disease-specific health-related outcomes and quality of life in patients with chronic disease conditions. Drawing on data from randomized controlled trials and observational evidence, and written by a team of leading international researchers and medical and health practitioners, the book explores the evidence across a wide range of chronic diseases, including: <ul><li>cancer</li><li>heart disease</li><li>stroke</li><li>diabetes</li><li>parkinson's disease</li><li>multiple sclerosis</li><li>asthma.</li></ul> Each chapter addresses the frequency, intensity, duration and modality of exercise that might be employed as an intervention for each condition and, importantly, assesses the impact of exercise interventions in relation to outcomes that reflect tangible benefits to patients. No other book on this subject places the patient and the evidence directly at the heart of the study, and therefore this book will be essential reading for all exercise scientists, health scientists and medical professionals looking to develop their knowledge and professional practice.

Contents:

CHD

Hypertension

Stroke

Peripheral arterial disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Asthma

Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis

Multiple sclerosis

Parkinson's disease

Type 2 diabetes

Obesity

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Fibromyalgia

Cancer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-99905-8

1-283-10295-1

9786613102959

1-135-99906-6

0-203-87704-7

9780203877043

OCLC:

713018002