Testing and Prescription of Therapeutic Exercise

Scholar Year: 2023/2024

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Rita Noélia Silva Fernandes Head Diogo Miguel Ramalhosa Moço Colaborador Mário André da Cunha Espada Colaborador Maria Margarida Pires da Costa Sequeira Antão Colaborador

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes 1 2,4 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 1,00 Mário Espada   0,80 Rita Fernandes   0,20 Theoretical-practical Totals 1 2,40 Diogo Moço   0,80 Rita Fernandes   1,60

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

At the end of this unit the student will be able to:
•Knowledge and understanding about energy metabolism; physiological adaptions of cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular systems to exercise; factors affecting the response to cardiovascular, resistance and neuromuscular training; the principles of exercise prescription; and the different components of exercise training sessions
•Capacity to select and interpret health-related physical fitness tests, including cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, flexibility and neuromotor tests
•Capacity to plan and prescribe evidence-based exercise programmes for patients with different clinical conditions.

Syllabus

•Basic and Applied Exercise Physiology
•Physiological response of the cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular systems to exercise and factors that affect it
•Health-related physical fitness tests, including cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, flexibility and neuromotor tests
•Principles of exercise prescription and components of exercise training sessions
•Planning and prescription of evidence-based exercise programmes for patients with different clinical conditions.

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The curricular unit aims to introduce the students to basic exercise physiology and principles of training which will enable them to understand the theoretical principles and methodologies involved in planning and prescribing exercise programmes for specific patients’ needs. Considering this aim, basic concepts of exercise physiology, key factors affecting the response to cardiorespiratory, muscular, flexibility and neuromotor exercise prescription, are addressed. The syllabus is organized to ensure that students achieve the competences related to health-related physical fitness tests selection and interpretation, and with the planning and prescription of evidence-based exercise programmes for patients with different clinical conditions.

Teaching methodologies

Several teaching methods are employed during the delivery of Testing and Prescription of Therapeutic Exercise unit. Most of the theoretical sessions have associated slide presentations and reading material, which are posted on Moodle e-learning platform. In practical sessions students are expected to take an active role, putting into practice the skills related to the health-related physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription. Students will plan exercise programmes for patients with different clinical conditions, developing expertise regarding therapeutic exercise prescription

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

In this unit, a student-centred methodology that aims to respect individual differences and to promote student active participation in the learning process is applied. Preparatory class reading and independent study is strongly recommended. The student has the opportunity to attend theoretical classes focused on the major themes that support the development of skills related to health-related physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription. In practical sessions students select and interpret health-related physical fitness tests and design exercise programmes for patients with different clinical conditions. It is expected the students to take an active role in all practical sessions, putting into practice the skills that they are learning. The syllabus structure provides students´ with the needed time to develop all the skills and the ability to consolidate their learning.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

This unit is assessed through a written test (100%) that is a 90-minute unseen paper consisting of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. For the successful completion of this unit, the student must have 9.5/20 in each of the mentioned assessment activities.

Bibliografia

Kenney WL, Wilmore, J & Costill, D. (2015). Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Human Kinetics, Sixth Edition. ISBN: 978-1450477673
American College of Sports Medicine (2018). ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Tenth Edition. ISBN: 978-1496339072
American College of Sports Medicine. (2016). ACSM´s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities. Human Kinetics; Fourth edition. ISBN: 978-1450434140
Hardman, A & Stensel, D. (2009). Physical Activity and Health, Routledge, 2009. ISBN: 9780415421980