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Using Exercise to Facilitate Successful Functional Outcomes in Older Adults
Therapy Network Seminars
Format(s): Home-study
Discipline(s): Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy / Athletic Training
Contact Hours: 1.5
Registration Fee: $52
Objectives
Identify the primary aging processes that can affect an older adult’s functional status
Identify the exercise science principle that should be considered during exercise prescription
Identify motivators and barriers that may affect participation in physical activity and exercise
Identify considerations in individual’s with comorbidities during treatment using exercise
Target Audience
PT, PTA, OT, OTA, ATs
Confirmation Notes
An email confirmation with link to access the webinar will be sent upon receipt of tuition
Agenda
Primary Aging Processes and Function
Exercise Prescription in Older Adults:
a) Principles of Exercise Science
b) ACSM and CDC Recommendations
i) Strength training
ii) Balance training
iii) Flexibility training
iv) Aerobic training
Motivators and Barriers to Activity in Older Adults
Considerations for Special Populations:
a) Medical Comorbidities
b) Patients with Dementia
c) Frail Older Adults
Description
A majority of older adults demonstrate some difficulty with functional activity. Some of these limitations can be due to the fact that older adults are generally less physically active than their younger counterparts. In addition to greater functional limitations leading to possible disability, less physical activity can lead to increased risk of chronic diseases and mortality. Exercise and physical activity have been found to increase average life expectancy in humans as it can reduce chronic disease development and other secondary aging effects. Exercise also can increase reserve capacity in older adults with sedentary lifestyle thereby affecting the secondary aging process as well as increase aerobic capacity and muscle strength. Older adults can pose unique challenges for clinicians due to their sedentary lifestyle and potential for complex medical history. Rehabilitation professionals are experts in movement science and should play an integral role in prescription of appropriate physical activity to ensure maximal levels of success with older adults.
This webinar will provide you with a better understanding of primary aging processes that may affect an older adult’s functional status. Barriers to treatment will be discussed along with best practice and evidence-based approaches to overcome these challenges to improve functional outcomes for these patients. An evidence-based approach for exercise prescription will be discussed to ensure that basic exercise science principles are used during plan of care development.
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Home-study
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Dates:
01-20-2050 - 01-20-2050, 8:00PM 9:30PM
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