Marymount University
Graduate Catalog 2012-13
PT 713 Therapeutic and Scientific Principles of Exercise
The goal of this course is to provide Physical Therapy students with knowledge of how exercise has an acute and chronic effect on the cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and endocrine systems. An emphasis will be placed on the physiology of exercise in health and fitness, as well as within clinical populations. The benefits and use of exercise will be explored across the spectrum of individuals and ages — from those with disease to those who are healthy. Special populations will be reviewed with regard to exercise and fitness testing, prescription, and training in the context of physical therapy practice. Prerequisites: PT 701, PT 710, PT 711. (3)
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