Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Exercise & Science 1.) As a certified exercise physiologist are you allowed to p

ID: 3507768 • Letter: E

Question

Exercise & Science

1.) As a certified exercise physiologist are you allowed to prescribe strength training and flexibility exercises? Are you allowed to prescribe them for the purpose of fixing strength or flexibility imbalances? What about postural imbalances?

2.) As a certified exercise physiologist if you suspect a health concern or orthopedic problem, what do you do?

3.) Can a certified exercise physiologist recommend basic injury care that falls under first aid? Example: Instructing the client to use the RICE treatment: rest, ice, compression, and elevation

4.) Can the certified exercise physiologist crack someone’s back to loosen them up?

5.) Can the certified exercise physiologist give basic dietary advice? How about specific meal plans?

6.) Is the certified exercise physiologist capable of helping people with eating disorders to recover from their disorder?

Explanation / Answer

1) Yes, an exercise physiologist is responsible for increasing the patients' physical fitness, endurance, flexibility and strength

2) they evaluate overall health with special attention to cardio-vascular, metabolism and pulmonary function. The actions in case of a health concern depends on the concern itself; if necessary out of their range of roles they should refer the patient to a specialist.

3) Yes.

4) Yes, because that is a muscular issue.

5) Yes, since their role is to increase the overall fitness of an individual

6) Yes, cerain disorders like

have been known to be successfully treated by exercise as one of the therapeutic approach in accordance with nutrition and pshylogical therapy