Progressions and Regressions in Exercise Prescriptions

A fundamental skill in the clinical setting is the ability to prescribe the appropriate dosage and type of exercise interventions. The rehabilitation specialist must have a comprehensive understanding of the scientific principles behind human muscular response to exercise. In addition to this knowledge, there is also the need to understand how to progress or regress exercise based on the patient physical responses. This course will cover the scientific principles of therapeutic exercise prescription and how it is applied in the clinical setting. It will help clinicians understand the physiological adaptive processes to therapeutic exercise andhow to manipulate these variables to optimize the patient outcomes from rehabilitation.

Highlights

• Immediately improve your understanding of the reasoning behind exercise progressions based onthe clinical presentation of the patient
• Effective exercise progressions to tailor yourexercise prescription to the patient level offunction

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers