Chapter 14 studies careers in therapeutic exercise. Therapeutic exercise is defined as the “systematic and scientific application of exercise and movement experiences to develop or restore muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, neuromuscular coordination, cardiovascular efficiency, and other health and performance factors” (Lecture). The goals of therapeutic exercise professionals are to help people acquire skills and to restore lost functions that are considered normal or expected for everyday living. There are both rehabilitative and habilitative therapeutic exercises. Rehabilitative exercises help rehabilitate postsurgical trauma, musculoskeletal and athletic injuries, psychological disorders and cardiopulmonary systems. Habilitative exercises on the other hand help obese
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These clinical exercise physiologists work in settings such as hospitals, specialty clinics, health and fitness centers, and urgent care centers. Clinical exercise physiologists today require master’s degrees. The BLS predicts a 24% increase in demand for cardiac rehabilitation specialists through 2018 due to an increase in the aging population. Occupational therapists help people with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities to restore or maintain as much independence in their daily lives as they can. They may use assistance devices such as knee braces and wrist splints to allow those who are injured assistance in walking and eating with a fork. They also have tasks of re-teaching clients motor rand cognitive skills needed to return to work. Occupational therapists often work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and orthopedic clinics. A master’s degree is required to become an occupational
These clinical exercise physiologists work in settings such as hospitals, specialty clinics, health and fitness centers, and urgent care centers. Clinical exercise physiologists today require master’s degrees. The BLS predicts a 24% increase in demand for cardiac rehabilitation specialists through 2018 due to an increase in the aging population. Occupational therapists help people with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities to restore or maintain as much independence in their daily lives as they can. They may use assistance devices such as knee braces and wrist splints to allow those who are injured assistance in walking and eating with a fork. They also have tasks of re-teaching clients motor rand cognitive skills needed to return to work. Occupational therapists often work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and orthopedic clinics. A master’s degree is required to become an occupational