KINE 2490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cranial Nerves, Anthropometry, Goniometer
Document Summary
Objective is to ensure health and safety of a physically active person. Detect medical conditions that are not healed; evaluate the person on physical level. Setting up the examination: exam format. Pcp performs the ppe; performed in the office which provides great privacy and optimal for counseling. Group programs examine more; supervising physician determines readiness of person; more time efficient and reduces costs. Difficult to follow up and decreased privacy. At implements screenings and plans: timing of exam. Completed 6 weeks before start of physical activity. Allows to fix minor issues and time enough to be checked out: frequency of exam. Annual is common or prior to the start of a season. Medical history: could identify problems affecting person; written form is completed in yes/no format, might implore immunizations, past diseases, injuries, stroke, seizures, etc. Look at height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, body temperature.