Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Physical Activities for People with Health Problems
Course Code
SUUK_025
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Maruta Hoferte
Structure Unit Manager
Una Veseta
Structural Unit
Department of Sports and Nutrition
Contacts
Riga, Cigoriņu Street 3, spk@rsu.lv, +371 67611559
About Study Course
Objective
Get acquainted with the importance of physical activity in reducing the risk of many diseases, physical health and strengthening of primary and secondary prevention of diseases, the body's functional capacity improvement to chronic diseases and cause functional impairment, as well as improving quality of life.
Preliminary Knowledge
Psychology, health sports foundation, physiology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After the sucessful course completion, students will be able to: - Name and describe the most frequently occurring disease risk factors, - Recognize / classify the disease symptoms, - Tell how to reduce modifiable risk factors for heart disease, - Name and describe the recommended physical activity in disease prevention, - Explain load dosing principles, depending on the capability, - To justify the use of physical exercise to health problems.
Skills
1.After the sucessful course completion, students will be able to: - Assess customer health and functional status, - To draw up a program of exercises and to choose and adequate physical activity for people with health problems, - To assess heart disease risk factors, - To determine body mass index, - Measure lung function tests: vital capacity, chest tours, respiratory type, - To determine the load carrying capacity of a 6-minute walk test, - Calculate clients pulse using the Karvonen formula, - To analyze the regeneration reaction after the load, - Advise clients physical activity in improving health.
Competences
1.Acquired skills and competencies will orient disease-causing risk factors, analyze risk factors on health, and knowledge of the most common diseases, respect the principles of training and applying disease prevention and educating people about the importance of physical activity in health promotion.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Exercise program compilation, presentation preparation.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Participation in the seminar discussions and case studies (10%), group presentation (one group associating students with related research interests) (20%), creating exercise programme (20%) and oral examination (50%). The student is able to theoretically justify the name and tell about the chosen topic.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Importance of physical activity of various diseases in the primary and secondary prophylaxis. Heart disease risk factors, and lifestyle change recommendations. Physical activity suggestions to heart and vascular diseases: myocardial infarction after, at the hypertension, hypotension.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Respiratory characteristics: respiratory stereotype, ventilation disorder types, different breathing techniques, lung function improvement. Types of exercise and recommended physical activities during breathing ilneses.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Joint diseases: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis: symptoms. Physical exercises in joint state reconstruction and retention. Recommended physical activities. Obesity, diabetes.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Digestive diseases. Physical activity recommendations. Musculoskeletal pain, back pain, myofascial pain. Causes, prevention and the recommended exercises.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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6-minute walk test for functional capability, determining heart disease risk factor identification and analysis. Load dosing principle Acquisition of cardiac patients.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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6-minute walk test for functional capability, determining heart disease risk factor identification and analysis. Load dosing principle Acquisition of cardiac patients.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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6-minute walk test for functional capability, determining heart disease risk factor identification and analysis. Load dosing principle Acquisition of cardiac patients.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Learning breathing techniques, breathing stereotype and pulmonary functional state assessment, drawing up an exercise program for patients with breathing ilneses.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Learning breathing techniques, breathing stereotype and pulmonary functional state assessment, drawing up an exercise program for patients with breathing ilneses.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Learning breathing techniques, breathing stereotype and pulmonary functional state assessment, drawing up an exercise program for patients with breathing ilneses.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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The amount of movement in the joints evaluation. Different exercise techniques for improving application of motion in the joints. Body mass index.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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The amount of movement in the joints evaluation. Different exercise techniques for improving application of motion in the joints. Body mass index.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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The amount of movement in the joints evaluation. Different exercise techniques for improving application of motion in the joints. Body mass index.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Exercises during the diabetes and in case of back pain. Ergonomic posture training.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Exercises during the diabetes and in case of back pain. Ergonomic posture training.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Exercises during the diabetes and in case of back pain. Ergonomic posture training.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
64 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
|
Auditorium
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4
|
Topics
|
Importance of physical activity of various diseases in the primary and secondary prophylaxis. Heart disease risk factors, and lifestyle change recommendations. Physical activity suggestions to heart and vascular diseases: myocardial infarction after, at the hypertension, hypotension.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
|
Respiratory characteristics: respiratory stereotype, ventilation disorder types, different breathing techniques, lung function improvement. Types of exercise and recommended physical activities during breathing ilneses.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
|
Joint diseases: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis: symptoms. Physical exercises in joint state reconstruction and retention. Recommended physical activities. Obesity, diabetes.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
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Digestive diseases. Physical activity recommendations. Musculoskeletal pain, back pain, myofascial pain. Causes, prevention and the recommended exercises.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
|
6-minute walk test for functional capability, determining heart disease risk factor identification and analysis. Load dosing principle Acquisition of cardiac patients.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
|
Learning breathing techniques, breathing stereotype and pulmonary functional state assessment, drawing up an exercise program for patients with breathing ilneses.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
|
The amount of movement in the joints evaluation. Different exercise techniques for improving application of motion in the joints. Body mass index.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
4
|
Topics
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Exercises during the diabetes and in case of back pain. Ergonomic posture training.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Bushman, B. A., & American College of Sports, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health / Barbara Bushman, editor. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, E-grāmata. EBSCO. 2nd.ed., 2017.
2.
Coulson, M. The Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Fitness / Morc Coulson and Sarah Bolitho. London : Bloomsbury, 2012.
3.
EuropeActive. EuropeActive's essentials for fitness instructors / EuropeActive. Rita Sanchos Rocha, Thomas Rieger, Alfonso Jimenez, editors. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. Fitness. Capstone Press, 2015.
Additional Reading
1.
M.B.Mellion, M.Putukian, C.C.Madden. Netter's Sports Medicine. Hanley&Belfus/Philadelphia, 2021.
2.
Clinical Exercise Baker PRA, Francis DP,et.al. Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity (Review). The Cochrane Library. 2011, Issue 4
3.
J.K.Ehrman, P.M.Gordon, P.S.Visich, S.J.Keteyian. Clinical exercise physiology / Jonathan K. Ehrman ... [et al.], editors., 2nd. Ed., Physiology, Human. Kinetics, 2009.
4.
Griffin J.C. Client-Centered Exercise Prescription. Human Kinetics, 2006.
5.
Griffin J.C., B.H.Marcus B.M. Motivating People to Be Physically Active. Human Kinetics, 2009.
6.
ACSM’s Guide to Exercise and Cancer Survivorship, 2012.
7.
Walter R.Frontera, David M.Slavik, David. "Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine”. Human Kinetics, 2006.
8.
Bouchard, Claude. ‘’Physical Activity and Health’’. 2012.
Other Information Sources
1.
Richards J., Hillsdon M., Thorogood M., Foster C. Face-to-face interventions for promoting physical activity (Review). The Cochrane Library, 2013, Issue 9