KINE 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Weight-Bearing, Chemotherapy, Chiropractic
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Research: you have to exercise to prevent cancer, if you have been diagnosed with cancer, you should continue to exercise to prevent it from returning. Exercise guidelines: non weight bearing, because the bones get weaker with chemotherapy. Programs: can well - made in hamilton for cancer patients so that they exercise, breast cancer - trainer that created a breast cancer rehab program, yoga & cancer in calgary, tai chi - movements are good for cancer. Exercise for the frail elderly: when you"re frail you lose muscle, you"re weak all the time & your bones are weak. It is dynamic, meaning you can start o frail and develop to be better. Deconditioning - people who are bed ridden or goto the hospital are decondition. 5% of their functional independence every day if they don"t move. 12% are frail, in their own homes doing nothing.