HEALTH AND WELLNESS

TEST FOR AEROBIC CAPACITY  primary prevention/ risk reduction for cardiovascular or pulmonary disorder  IMPORTANCE OF AEROBIC CAPACITY:  important in many sport in order for the cardiovascular system to continuously provide the muscle with adequate levels of oxygen it serves as an index of cardiovascular and pulmonary function;  it characterizes the functional capacity of the cardiopulmonary system to transport oxygen to the working muscles;  it is one of the limiting factors in endurance performance. Two methods to assess aerobic capacity:  a direct assessment of the maximal oxygen consumption (V ̇ O 2max ) an indirect assessment of V ̇ O 2max through a submaximal test.  VO2 MAX  direct assessment of V ̇ O 2max requires sophisticated equipment and procedures that may include oxygen and carbon dioxide analyzers, an ergometer on which workload may be modified, or collection of expired air volume measured via Douglas b...

Case 1. You are an outpatient physical therapist, and Betty is a patient under your care for restorative physical therapy secondary to tennis elbow. During one session, Betty confides that she’ll be attending her 15th high school reunion in 2 weeks and she really wants to look good. She explains that her friend wore a plastic suit in a sauna, lost almost 5 pounds in just a few hours, and looked a lot thinner. Betty asks for your opinion. When you give Betty feedback, you would want to share with her that when a person sweats, she loses water weight. Sweating a lot does not cause fat loss, only dehydration. Excessive dehydration can cause weakness and lightheadedness and even more serious complications if fluid loss and electrolyte loss are excessive. You need to be sure that Betty understands that if she wears a plastic suit in a sauna she will lose weight, but it will be water weight rather than fat weight. The weight loss will be temporary and could be dangerous to her health. Thi...

Humanistic Model of Wellness  A model created by  Sharon Elayne Fair  in 2002.  It elevates and expand the definition of wellness. It is consists of the three dimensions of well-being as advanced by the WHO (physical, mental, and social) and recognizes the three domains of learning (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective), as supported in APTA’s  A Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education: 2004 Version.  I t recognised the importance of the cognitive knowledge of, the affective commitment to, and the psychomotor behaviours associated with the physical, mental, and social dimensions of wellness.  The model also appreciates that wellness can be applied to oneself (i.e., the internal) and/or to another person (i.e., the external).  A sub-dimension of one dimension of wellness can overlap the sub-dimension of another.  As physical therapists, we can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction if we enhance one ...