CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY - AN OVERVIEW
Clinical Exercise Physiology focuses on the epidemiology and pathology of chronic diseases, it deals with the understanding of the physiological and psychological factors associated with disease, and the role of exercise as a medicine in the prevention, treatment and management of these conditions. A Clinical Exercise Physiologist monitoring the progress of a patient. Clinical exercise physiology focuses on using 'exercise as medicine', to treat and manage conditions as well as to rehabilitate patients recovering from illness. They help patients with heart disease and other chronic conditions, like diabetes or pulmonary (lung) disease, to regain their health. With ever-increasing numbers of patients being referred for exercise-screening and prescription - especially those diagnosed with chronic conditions such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome - correct determination of exercise tolerance and prescription is an essential comp...