Wellness Principles

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Wellness Principles
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New Textbooks Now Available

• Prevention Practice A Physical Therapists Guide
  to Health, Fitness, and Wellness by Catherine
  Rush Thompson. 2007. SLACK Incorporated.
• Wellness and Physical Therapy by Sharon Elayne
  Fair. 2011. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

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APTA Vision 2020

• Excerpt . . . . . . Physical therapy, by 2020
• will be provided by physical therapists who
• are doctors of physical therapy and who
• may be board-certified specialists.
• Consumers will have direct access to
• physical therapists in all environments for
• patient/client management, prevention, and
• wellness services.

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APTA House of Delegates 2008

• Physical Activity/Exercise PTs and PTAs
• as Promoters and Advocators (RC 2-08)
• APTA to endorse appropriate physical
  activity/exercise goals and objectives put forth
  by government and other nationally recognized
  agencies
• Support and encourage members to provide
  leadership towards promotion of regular physical
  activity/exercise to enhance health and prevent
  disease
• Encourage members to adopt healthy lifestyle
  choices

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• The 2008 Assembly of Representatives
• approved the formation of the Prevention
• And Wellness Special Interest Group (SIG)
• Board of Directors Liaison Blaire Burton

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Dimensions of Wellness

• Physical wellness
• Spiritual wellness
• Social wellness
• Psychological wellness
• Emotional wellness
• Intellectual wellness

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Prevention Practice

• Primary prevention
• Secondary prevention
• Tertiary prevention

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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
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Sleep
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Cultural Issues and Heart Disease
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The Well Individual
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Health Risk Assessment
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Fitness Evaluation

• Medical History
• Posture
• Flexibility
• Strength
• Stability
• Body Composition

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Exercise Evaluation
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Exercise Prescription

• Individualized program
• Parameters
• Mode
• Frequency
• Duration
• Intensity

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FITTE Formula

• Frequency of exercise
• Intensity of exercise
• Time or duration of exercise
• Type of training
• Level of Enjoyment

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Monitoring Heart Rates
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Rating of Perceived Exertion
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Compliance/Adherence Issues
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Locus of Control

• Internal locus of control
• External locus of control

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Readiness for Change Theory
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Self-Efficacy
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Health Belief Model
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Factors that Affect Exercise Performance

• Heat
• Cold
• Altitude
• Air Pollution
• Exercise Surfaces
• Medications

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Heat
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Heat
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Cold
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Altitude
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Air Pollution
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Exercise Surfaces
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Medications
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Controversial Substances
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Anabolic Steroids
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Growth Hormone
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Cocaine
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DHEA
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Amphetamines
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Caffeine
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Blood Doping
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Breathing Hyperoxic Gas Mixtures
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Carbohydrate Modification
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A final thought about ergogenicaids and exercise
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