Clinical Exercise Phys

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(Prerequisites: SHS 312) This course is a detailed study of applied exercise physiology for the exercise specialist/technologist who is responsible for the development of an exercise prescription for patients with various diseases in the following areas: Neuromuscular Disorders (stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Post polio & Guillain Barre' Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy) Musculoskeletal Conditions (Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Back Pain, Vertebral Disorder, Amputation), Neoplastic, Immunologic and Hematologic Conditions; Coronary Artery or Valvular heart disease, metabolic syndrome, endocrine disorders, heart failure, implanted cardiac device therapy, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, chronic renal disease, chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma, and other issues with the elderly patient while taking into account co-morbidities.