Now in its third edition, ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities offers both exercise and health professionals the latest research and applications for integrating exercise into the treatment of 49 chronic diseases and disabilities. This reference was developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and written by contributors with significant clinical and research experience in exercise programming for people with chronic conditions.
ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities, Third Edition, contains tools to assist in the coordination of exercise within an integrated model of patient care. The updated edition presents a framework for determining functional capacity in persons with chronic diseases and disabilities and offers guidance in developing appropriate exercise programming to optimize functional capacity and reduce the compounding effects of exercise intolerance.
Part I: Framework
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Approach to Exercise and Disease Management
Chapter 3. Exercise Is Medicine
Chapter 4. Managing Exercise in Persons With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Chapter 5. Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents
Part II. Cardiovascular Diseases
Chapter 6. Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 7. Revasculariztion: CABG and PTCA or PCI
Chapter 8. Angina and Silent Ischemia
Chapter 9. Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 10. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Chapter 11. Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 12. Chronic Heart Failure
Chapter 13. Cardiac Transplant
Chapter 14. Hypertension
Chapter 15. Peripheral Arterial Disease
Chapter 16. Aneurysms
Part III. Pulmonary Diseases
Chapter 17. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 18. Chronic Restrictive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 19. Asthma
Chapter 20. Cystic Fibrosis
Chapter 21. Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation
Part IV. Metabolic Diseases
Chapter 22. Hyperlipidemia
Chapter 23. End-Stage Metabolic Disease: Renal Failure and Liver Failure
Chapter 24. Diabetes
Chapter 25. Obesity
Chapter 26. Frailty
Part V. Immunological and Hematological Disorders
Chapter 27. Cancer
Chapter 28. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Chapter 29. Abdominal Organ Transplant (Kidney, Liver, Pancreas)
Chapter 30. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chapter 31. Fibromyalgia
Chapter 32. Anemia
Chapter 33. Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Part VI. Orthopedic Diseases and Disabilities
Chapter 34. Arthritis
Chapter 35. Lower Back Pain Syndrome
Chapter 36. Osteoporosis
Chapter 37. Lower-Limb Amputation
Part VII. Neuromuscular Disorders
Chapter 38. Stroke and Brain Injury
Chapter 39. Spinal Cord Disabilities: Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Chapter 40. Muscular Dystrophy
Chapter 41. Epilepsy
Chapter 42. Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 43. Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
Chapter 44. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Chapter 45. Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 46. Parkinson’s Disease
Part VIII. Cognitive, Psychological, and Sensory Disorders
Chapter 47. Intellectual Disabilities
Chapter 48. Alzheimer’s Disease
Chapter 49. Mental Illness
Chapter 50. Stress and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 51. Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Chapter 52. Visual Impairment
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), founded in 1954, is a professional membership society with more than 20,000 national, regional, and international members in more than 70 countries dedicated to improving health through science, education, and medicine. ACSM members work in a wide range of medical specialties, allied health professions, and scientific disciplines. Members are committed to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sport-related injuries and the advancement of the science of exercise.