Medical Fitness Specialist Certification
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Program Overview:
This 30-hour certification (30 CECs) is an advanced certification for fitness professionals and other types of health occupations like therapists. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and offer new services to a wide variety of clients, then this program will prepare you to succeed. You will learn in this challenging exercise course the core essentials of helping clients with specialized chronic illness. You will be able to practically apply the knowledge in programming safe and effective workouts. Nothing is more rewarding than working with the medical community to do great things for people with special medical issues. This MFS Level 1 Certification includes a written core exam and a practical case scenario exam to demonstrate operational safe and effective competency.
Upon successful completion of the Medical Fitness Specialist course, students will be able to:
- Prescribe physical activity or exercise for individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities.
- Utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to provide clients with chronic conditions or disabilities quality physical activity options.
- Understand the importance of professional networking as it pertains to the collaborative treatment of individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities.
- Evaluate the health status of individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities.
- Identify common medications prescribed to treat a variety of chronic conditions or disabilities.
- Modify existing exercise programming for newly diagnosed individuals.
Course topics include:
- 15 hours of core knowledge lectures
- 15 hours of practical knowledge in program development
- Exercise Is Medicine in Chronic Care
- Basic Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Persons With Chronic Conditions
- Art of Clinical Exercise Programming
- Art of Exercise Medicine: Counseling and Socioecological Factors
- Approach to the Common Chronic Conditions
- Chronic Conditions Strongly Associated With Physical Inactivity
- Chronic Conditions Very Strongly Associated With Tobacco
- Cancer, Significant Sequelae Related to Common Chronic Conditions
- Depression and Anxiety Disorders.
Changing lives never got so real! Coming in the Fall will be MFS Level 2
Who Should Enroll:
- Fitness professionals, college students in similar fields, massage therapists and other related fields like occupational therapists
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 18 Years of age
- High School Diploma or GED
- Preferably with a personal trainer certification or a related degree
Requirements:
- Current CPR/AED Certification before being issued certification
Textbook (Sold Separately)
ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities-4th, American College of Sports Medicine Geoffrey Moore J. Larry Durstine Patricia Painter, © 2016
Textbook (Sold Separately)Table of Contents
Part I. Foundations of Exercise in Chronic Disease and Disability
Geoffrey E. Moore, J. Larry Durstine, and Patricia L. Painter
Chapter 1. Exercise Is Medicine in Chronic Care
Robert Sallis and Geoffrey E. Moore
Exercise Is Medicine
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Chapter 2. Basic Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Persons With Chronic Conditions
Benjamin T. Gordon, J. Larry Durstine, Patricia L. Painter, and Geoffrey E. Moore
Definitions Used in This Book
Basic CDD4 Recommendations for Physical Activity or Exercise in Chronic Conditions
How to Prescribe Physical Activity or Exercise in Chronic Care
Graded Exercise Testing
Minimum Exercise Recommendations When an Exercise Test Is Not Available
Clinically Supervised Exercise Programming
ACSM’s Exercise Personnel Certifications
Suggested Readings
Chapter 3. Art of Clinical Exercise Programming
Patricia L. Painter and Geoffrey E. Moore
Step 1: Assess Current Health Status
Step 2: Assess Current Level of Physical Activity
Step 3: Identify Exertional Symptoms That Limit Physical Activity
Step 4: Evaluate Physical Function and Performance
Step 5: Selecting Physical Performance Assessments
Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Commonly Used Tests of Physical Functioning
Step 6: Considerations for Formal Exercise Tolerance Testing
Step 7: Considerations for Program Referral
Step 8: Develop a Strategy for Monitoring Progress
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 4. Art of Exercise Medicine: Counseling and Socioecological Factors
Geoffrey E. Moore, Michael Costello, and Patricia L. Painter
Common Behavioral Techniques Used in Exercise Counseling
Other Aspects of Exercise Counseling
Socioecological Disparities and Exercise in Chronic Conditions
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Suggested Readings
Additional Resource
Part II. Common Chronic Conditions and Comorbidities
Geoffrey E. Moore and J. Larry Durstine
Chapter 5. Approach to the Common Chronic Conditions
Geoffrey E. Moore, Patricia L. Painter, J. Larry Durstine, and Benjamin T. Gordon
Nature of Multiple Conditions and Related Comorbidities
General Recommendations for Exercise
Recommendations for Exercise Assessment
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
CDD4 Alternative Recommendation: The Functional Exercise Trial
General Solutions for Common Chronic Conditions
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Suggested Readings
Chapter 6. Chronic Conditions Strongly Associated With Physical Inactivity
J. Larry Durstine, Geoffrey E. Moore, Patricia L. Painter, Richard Macko, Benjamin T. Gordon, and William E. Kraus
Hypertension and Dyslipidemia
Overweight, Obesity, Prediabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Arthritis and Back Pain
Osteoporosis
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Web Resources
Chapter 7. Chronic Conditions Very Strongly Associated With Tobacco
Christopher B. Cooper, Brett A. Dolezal, J. Larry Durstine, Benjamin T. Gordon, Sherry O. Pinkstaff, Abraham S. Babu, and Shane A. Phillips
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Coronary Artery Disease and Atherosclerosis
Angina and Silent Ischemia
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 8. Cancer
Kathryn Schmitz
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 9. Significant Sequelae Related to Common Chronic Conditions
Jessica S. Oldham, Patricia L. Painter, Elizabeth J. Protas, Geoffrey E. Moore, and Richard Macko
Depression as a Comorbidity
Lower-Limb Amputation
Frailty
Suggested Readings
Additional Resource
Part III. Cardiovascular Diseases
Jonathan N. Myers and Peter H. Burbaker
Chapter 10. Chronic Heart Failure
Peter H. Brubaker and Jonathan N. Myers
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 11. Atrial Fibrillation
Jonathan N. Myers and J. Edwin Atwood
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 12. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Clinton A. Brawner and Barry Lewis
Permanent Pacemakers
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Combination Pacemaker–Defibrillator Devices
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 13. Valvular Heart Disease
Matthew W. Parker
Basic Pathophysiology
Mitral Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Disease
Right-Sided Valvular Heart Disease
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 14. Heart Transplantation
Audrey B. Silva and Gerson Cipriano Jr.
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Management and Medications
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Training
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 15. Aneurysms
Holly Fonda and Jonathan N. Myers
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Part IV. Pulmonary Diseases
Tony Babb
Chapter 16. Chronic Restrictive Pulmonary Disease
Connie C. W. Hsia
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Chapter 17. Asthma
Kenneth W. Rundell
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 18. Cystic Fibrosis
Erik Hulzebos, Maarten S. Werkman, Bart C. Bongers, and Tim Takken
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 19. Pulmonary Hypertension
Kelly Chin
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resource
Part V. Immunological, Hematological, and Organ Failure
David C. Nieman
Chapter 20. Chronic Kidney and Liver Disease
Patricia L. Painter
Renal Disease
Liver Disease
Management and Medications for Kidney Disease
Management and Medications for Liver Disease
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 21. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
David C. Nieman, Gregory A. Hand, G. William Lyerly, and Wesley D. Dudgeon
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 22. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Steven P. Bailey and David C. Nieman
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 23. Fibromyalgia
David C. Nieman
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 24. Hemostasis Disorders
Michael Lockard and David C. Nieman
Basic Pathophysiology of Hemorrhagic Disorders
Basic Pathophysiology of Thrombotic Disorders
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Part VI. Neuromuscular Conditions
Elizabeth J. Protas and Richard Macko
Chapter 25. Stroke, Brain Trauma, and Spinal Cord Injuries
Richard Macko
Basic Pathophysiology of Stroke
Basic Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
Basic Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury
Common Elements
Systemic Effects of Central Nervous System Injury
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Chapter 26. Peripheral Neuropathy, Myopathy, and Myasthenia Gravis
Charlene Hafer-Macko
Basic Pathophysiology of Peripheral Neuropathy
Basic Pathophysiology of Myopathy
Basic Pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 27. Cerebral Palsy
Désirée Maltais
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 28. Multiple Sclerosis
Tara Patterson and Jill Seale
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 29. Parkinson’s Disease
Elizabeth J. Protas and Rhonda K. Stanley
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 30. Muscular Dystrophy
Janke de Groot and Bart Bartels
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Part VII. Cognitive and Psychological Disorders
Bradley D. Hatfield
Chapter 31. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Jessica S. Oldham, Jo B. Zimmerman, and Bradley D. Hatfield
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Chapter 32. Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Jessica S. Oldham, Jo B. Zimmerman, and Bradley D. Hatfield
Basic Pathophysiology
Management and Medications
Effects on the Exercise Response
Effects of Exercise Training
Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Recommendations for Exercise Programming
Integration Into a Medical Home Model
Take-Home Message
Suggested Readings
Additional Resources
Part VIII Case Studies
Geoffrey E. Moore
Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Asthma
Atrial Fibrillation
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Breast Cancer Survivor
Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Heart Failure With Mild COPD
Chronic Kidney Disease: Stage 4, Renal Insufficiency
Chronic Kidney Disease: Stage 5, Treated With Hemodialysis
Chronic Kidney Disease: Status/Post–Renal Transplantation
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Coronary Artery Disease and Dyslipidemia, Status Post-Angioplasty With Stent Placement
Cystic Fibrosis
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dementia and Frailty
Fibromyalgia
Hearing Impairment
Heart Transplant
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Obesity
Interstitial Lung Disease (Chronic Restrictive Lung Disease)
Major Depressive Disorder
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myocardial Infarction
Parkinson’s Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Refractory Angina
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes and Disability From Morbid Obesity With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity With Osteoarthrosis
Valvular Heart Disease
Visual Impairment
Additional Information:
- 30 CECs (Continuing Education Credits) Applicable to other W.I.T.S. renewals
- Certification issued by passing the online exams in core knowledge (multiple choice questions) and practical scenario applications in programming
- A Level 2 Medical Fitness Specialist is projected for late Fall 2021
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