Disabilities And Diseases Articles

exercise Demystifying Muscle Dysmorphia Why an obsession with muscularity can lead to unhealthy exercise and eating patterns. Liza will never wear spandex or anything else that might reveal her lack of muscles. Every morning she runs more than two miles to the gym. There she goes through a demanding weight-lifting routine that sometimes lasts for two hours, and then she runs back home. At one tim...

specialties ExerciseInduced Allergies Why some reactions to exercise are nothing to sneeze at. Ever joke about clients who seem to be "allergic" to exercise? Well, it may turn out that some of them really are! Take Jay DeFinis, now aged 41, who learned that the coughing and breathlessness he regularly experienced while jogging didn't indicate poor conditioning, but, in fact, were really asthma a...

COPY AND DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR CLIENTS client handout E x e r c i s e H e l p s Yo u L i v e L o n g e r N umerous studies have shown that exercise can protect against disease and early death. Jonathan Myers, PhD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, points out recent research findings that support this view: 1. The U.S. Go...

By Michael Youssouf, MA, and Mitchell Charap, MD Despite advances in care, AIDS cases are still on the rise. Learn how fitness professionals can modify training programs to assist clients in different stages of this disease. TRAINING CLIENTS WITH HIV OR AIDS made life more manageable for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the incidence of...

preventing and correcting excessive lumbar lordosis tall, self-conscious 12-year-old girl slumps forward in a futile attempt to camouflage her height. As she grows older, her round-shouldered posture causes her pectoral muscles to shorten, leading to muscle imbalance. An athlete who exhibits excessive hyperextension of the spine when performing the straight-leg raises recommended by his coach ove...

Exercise design and programming considerations for individuals living with common conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, stroke and cerebral palsy. Working With Clients With Neuromuscular Conditions Traditionally, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other medically based professionals were considered the only professionals qualified to address the needs of people living with physic...

wellness Exercise and Substance Abuse Programming recommendations and exercise considerations for clients in rehabilitation programs. BY DEBORAH GOEMANS TURNER AND RONALD J. DOUGHERTY, MD It is well known that individuals addicted to alcohol and other substances often suffer from low selfesteem and high levels of depression and anxiety. There is also much evidence that exercise can mitigate the...

specialties BY TERRIE HEINRICH RIZZO, MAS here's no question: Hepatitis is a serious disease, particularly in its chronic forms. With recent media attention on the celebrity cases of country singer Naomi Judd and rock star David Crosby, the public is beginning to take notice of what former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop calls "the worldwide epidemic of hepatitis C." Consider the following statis...

physical activity and fitness for persons with disabilities By Janet A. Seaman, PhD A Paradigm Shift Historically, the approach to physical activity for people with disabilities has been couched in medical rationale and focused on rehabilitation. Whereas physical education (physical training) has been a part of school curriculum for nearly 100 years, the original orientation was to supplement ...

Motivation By Michael Youssouff, MA, and Fran Sachs-Rojas, CSW Having a selection of practical communication tools and training techniques in your repetoire can help you coach this special population to success. Motivating Clients With Chronic Conditions As a personal fitness trainer, you understand the importance of following specific training guidelines and avoiding any contraindications ...