Description
Book SynopsisNSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations is an ideal preparatory guide for those seeking CSPS certification. The book is also a practical reference for exercise professionals who work with clients with various conditions and disorders.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Rationale and Considerations for Training Special Populations
Patrick L. Jacobs, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Chapter 2. Health Appraisal and Fitness Assessments
John F. Graham, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
Malcolm T. Whitehead, PhD, CSCS
Chapter 3. Musculoskeletal Conditions and Disorders
Carwyn Sharp, PhD, CSCS,*D
Chapter 4. Metabolic Conditions and Disorders
Thomas P. LaFontaine, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jeffrey L. Roitman, EdD
Paul Sorace, MS, CSCS
Chapter 5. Pulmonary Disorders and Conditions
Kenneth W. Rundell, PhD
James M. Smoliga, DVM, PhD, CSCS
Pnina Weiss, MD, FAAP
Chapter 6. Cardiovascular Conditions and Disorders
Ann Marie Swank, PhD, CSCS
Carwyn Sharp, PhD, CSCS,*D
Chapter 7. Immunologic and Hematologic Disorders
Don Melrose, PhD, CSCS,*D
Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT*D, FNSCA
Misty Kesterson, EdD, CSCS
Benjamin Reuter, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D
Chapter 8. Neuromuscular Conditions and Disorders
Patrick L. Jacobs, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Stephanie M. Svoboda, MS, DPT, CSCS
Anna Lepeley, PhD, CSCS
Chapter 9. Cognitive Conditions and Disorders
William J. Kraemer, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
Brett A. Comstock, PhD, CSCS
James E. Clark, MS, CSCS
Chapter 10. Cancer
Alejandro F. San Juan, PhD, PT
Steven J. Fleck, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA
Alejandro Lucia, MD, PhD
Chapter 11. Children and Adolescents
Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdD, CSCS, CSPS, FNSCA
Chapter 12. Older Adults
Wayne L. Westcott, PhD, CSCS
Chapter 13. Female-Specific Conditions
Jill A. Bush, PhD, CSCS,*D
