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Pre-Initial consultation paperwork
- Par Q
- Informed consent
- Pre-screening
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Bring all medication & vitamins into the clinic for initial consultation
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know possible side effects
- change frequency / intensity of exercise session
- when to refer back to GP
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Referral information
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GP
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DEXA
- bone density; borderline osteopenia
- Surgeon
- oncologist
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Blood workups
- WBC; 5000 mcl
- Hemoglobin; 11.2g/dl
- Absolute neutrophil; 1100 mm3
- Platelets; 250,000 mm3
- CEA; 19mg/ml
- HDL; 40mg/dl (2.2mmol/L)
- LDL; 98mg/dl (5.5mmol/L)
- Triglycerides; 30mg/dl (1.7mmol/L)
- Total Cholesterol; 138mg/dl (7.7mmol/L)
- Resting: 202mg/dl (11.2mmol/L)
- NOT anaemic
- Medical diagnosis
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Initial Consultation
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Subjective Information
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Medical History
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Diabetes Mellitud type 2 - 1990
- Symptoms
- Past symptoms
- Frequent urination
- Lack of energy
- Excessive thirst
- Tingling or numbness in hands and feet
- Possible other symptoms
- Weight loss
- Increased hunger
- Lack of concentration or interest
- Blurred vision
- Frequent infections
- Slow-healing wounds
- vomiting or stomach pains
- Alleviators
- Medication
- Aggravators
- Stress
- Lack of medication adherence
- Rehabilitation?
- GP prescribed increased physical activity; walking
- No other health professional intervention
- Meds
- Diamicron
- Lowers blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin
- Side effects experienced
- Currently
- none
- Ever
- Hypoglycaemia episodes
- Diarrhoea- when first on meds
- Possible side effects
- Upset stomach
- heartburn
- Constipation
- Increased bleeding
- Bruising
- Fever
- Vision problems
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Hypercholesterolemia - 1990
- Symptoms
- Past Symptoms
- High blood glucose
- High levels of sugar in the urine
- Frequent urination
- Excessive Thirst
- Possible other symptoms
- Ketoacidosis
- Shortness of breath
- Fruity breath
- Nausea
- Very dry mouth
- Alleviators
- Meds
- Exercise
- Aggravators
- Too much food
- Too little exercise
- Lack of diabetes treatment adherence
- Lack of meds adherence
- Stress
- Illness / flu
- Rehabilitation
- No other health professional intervention
- GP prescribed increased physical activity; walking
- Meds
- Crestor
- Lowers LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol
- Side effects experienced
- Currently
- None
- Ever
- Nausea
- Possible side effects
- headache
- Constipation
- dizziness
- stomach pain
- unusual tiredness
- itchy skin
- memory loss
- stiff or painful joints
- aching, weak or tender muscles
- difficulty swallowing, breathing coughing
- swelling of face, lips or eyelids
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Asthma -1970
- Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways --> airway hyperresponsiveness -->wheezing, coughing, breathlessness & chest tightness. Morton et al, 2011
- Symptoms
- Past symptoms
- shortness of breath
- wheezing
- tightness of chest
- dry, continual cough
- Night
- during/after exercise
- Alleviators
- bronchodillator / reliever meds
- Aggravators
- Exercise
- Air pollution
- pollen
- bushfires
- smoke
- chemicals
- cold / flu
- Frequent hospitalisation
- Rehabilitation
- GP prescribed frequent swimming
- No other health professional intervention
- Typical practice in this era
- Meds
- Prednisone
- Anti-inflammatory STEROID that helps reduce airway inflammation
- lower dose taken everyday for long-term control
- Side effects experienced
- Ever
- muscle weakness
- growth suppression
- Currently
- DIABETES
- elevated BP
- elevated blood glucose
- Causing diabetes --> hyperglycemia
- Possible Side effects
- decreased urine output
- irregular heartbeat
- dizziness
- numbness/tingling in arms/legs
- SOB
- Weight gain
- Neuro problems- thinking/walking/speaking
- bone thinning
- DEXA
- Pulmicort
- CORTICOSTERIOD- reduce inflammation in the ariways
- Side effects experienced
- Ever
- thirsty
- Subtopic 3
- Currently
- irritation of tongue and mouth- sometimes
- Possible side effects
- headache
- fatigue
- nausea
- diarrhoea
- weight gain
- skin bruising / rash
- swelling of body parts
- Ventolin inhaler
- Bronchodilator
- Side effects experienced
- Currently
- none
- Ever
- mouth and throat irritation
- irregular heart beat/ tachycardia
- restlessness
- Possible Side effects
- headache
- nausea
- shaky
- Serevent Inhaler
- Unstable/Acutely deteriorating asthma- reverse airway obstruction, bronchodilator
- Side effects experienced
- Ever
- Palpitation
- headaches
- Currently
- hyperglycemia?
- Possible Side effects
- Tremor
- Muscle cramps
- rash
- for those receiving corticosteroids
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Stage 3 prostate cancer - 2011
- Cancer spread beyond prostate, may have invaded adjacent lymph glands/ seminal vesicles
- Symptoms
- Current symptoms
- Urination problems
- frequently at night
- sudden/urgent
- difficulty starting/stopping
- slow flow
- blood
- painful ejaculation
- inability to get erection
- decreased libido
- Possible sypmtoms
- May also be caused by operations / treatment / meds
- Meds
- Lucrin Injections
- Hormone Releasing Agonist- blocking secretion of hormones from testes--> slow/stop growth of prostate cancer
- Taken in 'pulses' on / off periods
- Side effects experienced
- Ever
- diarrhoea
- nausea
- urinating problems
- sleep disturbance
- Currently
- Pain, swelling, redness @ injection site
- inability getting/maintaining erection
- loss of libido & erection
- loss of distal body hair
- May also be caused by operations / treatment / meds
- Possible Side effects
- unusual fatigue/weakness
- insomnia
- Muscle, back or joint pain
- headache
- dizziness/light-headedness
- difficulty breathing
- change in testicular size
- hot flushes
- breast development
- bone loss
- Treatment
- Radial Prostatectomy
- Removal of prostate and affected lymphs
- retropubic- cut from belly button to pubic bone
- done so near my affected lymphs can be taken
- side effects experienced
- erection problems
- slight incontinence
- Possible side effects
- infection
- damage to rectum or urethra
- blood clots
- heart attack
- stroke
- External Beam Radiation therapy
- side effects experienced
- erection problems
- FATIGUE
- Possible side effects
- irritation of bowel
- damaged organs (predominately bowel and bladder)
- bleeding in stool
- Decreases in lean body mass, muscle strength, bone mineral density, increased adiposity and osteoporosis. Parsons et al, 2014
- Rehabilitation
- acute, prep for discharge
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Non-Specific Lower Back Pain - 2010
- Mild and short lasting
- Symptoms
- Alleviators
- NSAIDS- short bout
- rest / not performing lifts
- heat pack
- Aggravators
- current work
- incorrect lifting technique
- lifting above safe limits
- Meds
- NSAIDS
- Rehabilitation
- AEP
- 3 sessions
- core stabiliser exercises
- education on correct lifting technique
- interrelated
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Other symptoms
- Discomfort
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Joint pain
- slightly in both knees after a long day of work
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psychological
- frustrated
- unmotivated
- BARRIER
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Family History
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Cardiac
- Father died of heart failure
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Pulmonary
- nil
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Metabolic disease
- Cancer
- older brother dead of lung cancer 2008
- Diabetes
- Mother has diabetes mellitus 2 since 55 years old
- Wife pre-diabetic since 2013
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Stroke
- nil
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Sudden death
- nil
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Health Questionaires
- Cancer
- QOL
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Asthma
- Juniper Asthma Control Questionnaire
- Use of bronchodilators
- Cough
- Physical activity levels
- Pulmonary function
- Depression
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Exercise history
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Currently exercising?
- no
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Sports
- Currently?
- no
- Used to play
- cricket
- swimming
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Physical activities
- sedentary
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Work history
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Factory worker
- some job since 1989
- 10 hour days
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Physical activity level
- lifting boxes occasionally
- drives to and from work
- sits down at a conveyer belt majority of day
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Home life
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Social support
- supportive wife
- 2 grown boys who live close by
- close circle of friends- 3 other couples
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Barriers
- time
- work
- driving wife around
- does know how exercise can help
- worried exercise will worsen asthma and other symptoms
- FATIGUE
- money
- wife doesnt work
- mortgage
- only has 1 shared car
- 2 story house
- Subtopic 3
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Other habits
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Caffeine intake
- 1 coffee, 1 cola per day
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Alcohol intake
- 2-3 beers every other night
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Tobacco smoking?
- no
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Recreational (illicit) drug use
- no
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Sleep
- somewhat disturbed during hormone therapy
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Diet
- poor; high fat, high carb, high sugar
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Objective Information
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Anthropometric
- Weight; 60kg
- Height; 165cm
- Waist; 89cm
- Hips; 81cm
- Resting HR; 84bpm
- Resting BP; 135/89
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Diabetes:
- Cholesterol levels
- HDL; 40mg/dl (2.2mmol/L)
- LDL; 98mg/dl (5.5mmol/L)
- Triglycerides; 30mg/dl (1.7mmol/L)
- Total Cholesterol; 138mg/dl (7.7mmol/L)
- glucose;
- Resting: 202mg/dl (11.2mmol/L)
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Asthma;
- FEV1; 1.6
- peak flow; 300L/min
- controlled via meds
- dyspnoea scale; 2 (1-10)
- Oxygen saturation; 99
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Cancer / infection;
- CEA; 19mg/ml
- Platelets; 250,000 mm3
- Absolute neutrophil; 1100 mm3
- Hemoglobin; 11.2g/dl
- WBC; 5000 mcl
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Fatigue scale (1-10);
- Rest; 2
- During walking / work; 5
- After work; 6-6.5
- BMI;
- WHR;
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BMI; 23 (healthy range)
H:W ratio; 1.1 (high risk)
- Endocrine changes from hormone therapy
- Fat mass distribution
- Decreased lean muscle mass
- Prehypertensive: (120-139/ 80-89)
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Goals
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Patients
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Short term
- reduce fatigue
- reduce use of meds- esp bronchodilators
- loss weight around mid section
- complete all exercise sessions each week
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Long term
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be able to play cricket with sons again
- improve aerobic endurance
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AEP
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Short term
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decrease BP into healthy range- below 130/80
- eliminate prehypertension status
- decrease resting HR- below 72
- decrease LDL in healthy range- LDL: 35mg/dl (2mmol/L)
- decrease total cholesterol into healthy range- 70 mg/dl (4mmol/L)
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decrease fasting glucose into healthy range- 70-100mg/dl (4-6mmol/L)
- eliminate diabetes status
- improve peak flow rate - 400l/min
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Long term
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regain pre-cancer strength
- improve 1RM lower / upper body
- eliminate cancer / treatment / meds related fatigue
- improve lean body mass / muscle mass / bone density
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Exercise Testing
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Aerobic
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Max vs Submax testing?
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Is max needed?
- Very deconditioned- submax!
- Determine workloads
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6MWT
- Alibhai et al 2010
- Patient is worried that treadmill exercise will worsen asthma
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Graded treadmill test
- Treadmill better for BP monitoring but not always available
- Testing only needed if survivor plans on participating in vigorous exercise
OR
is at increased risk from other complications
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Strength
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Estimated 1RM
- Segal et al, 2003
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Upper body
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Chest pres
- Galvao et l 2007
- Seated row
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Grip strength
- Ensure safety when performing resistance exercises
- Alibhai et al 2010
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Lower body
- Leg press
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Abdominal strength test
- 30 sec sit-ups
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Assess muscle wastage
- girth of muscles
- MMT
- Cancer treatment and inactivity related
Schmitz et al 2010
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flexibility
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ROM
- All major joints
- Can see if any lymphedema causes reduced mobility
- balance
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Function
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TUG
- Alibhai et al 2010
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Squat
- Matt finds getting out of a chair difficult
- Monitoring
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contraindictors / red flags
- Refer back to doctor
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Exercise Prescription
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Aerobic
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Prescription
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Frequency; small sessions everyday due to deconditioning. At least 3-5 days week
- minimum of 2-3 days increased QOL in prostate cancer men. Keogh et al, 2012
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Intensity; low- moderate. 50-75% V02max. 60-80% HRmax. RPE 11-14. Baumann et al 2012
- moderate intensity can improve gylcaemic control (doesn't need to be vigorous)
- reduced need for diamicron / crestor
- stress the system without straining it. Morton et al, 2011
- Moderate aerobic training had a positive impact on cytokine levels, immune function and oxidative stress levels in prostate cancer men. Zimmer et al, 2013
- Duration; 3-5 minute intervals with rest periods. accumulating 20-30 mins. increasing duration until continuous without rest
- Progression; slowly / gradual as very deconditioned. Meet frequency and duration guidelines before increasing intensity
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Type; slow continuous walking, low intensity walking intervals, cycling
- start with low-level interval training until fiitness level improves, then move onto continous training. Morton et al., 2011
- Although swimming is optimal for asthmatics, it increases the risk of infection in surgical area + injection area + shouldn't be performed due to slight incontinous
- cycling ideal, as it is low impact exercise- important if neuropathy- diabetes
- Matthew would prefer cycling but would like to mix it up
- Warm up; adequate to reduce asthma flare up
- cool down; HR to 20bpm from resting HR
- improve aerobic endurance
- Decrease cancer medication side effects. Baumann et al, 2012
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weight loss
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visceral adiposity
- decrease waist circumference / hip:waist ratio
- Segal et al 2013
- Increases max expiratory ventilation
- Increases max oxygen uptake
- Increases max HR
- Windsor et al 2005
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Resistance
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Prescription
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Type; dynamic. concentric/eccentric contractions. functional movements
- Leg press; 96.3% muscular strength improvement
167.1% muscular endurance improvement
- Chest press; 40.5% muscular strength improvement
114.9% muscular endurance improvement
- Seated row; 41.9% muscular strength improvement
- significant improvements in muscle mass, quadriceps size and body fat percentage. Keogh et al, 2012
- Resistance training program by Galvao et al 2007
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Frequency; 1-3 times/week. Rest day between sessions
- 2-3 days yielded the highest strength gains in prostate cancer men with adrogen deprivation therapy
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Intensity; 50-70% 1RM. 6-12 reps max
- Young males & females experience increased testosterone levels after resistance training at 80% 1RM.
- Resting testosterone levels are seen in middle-aged, sedantary men after resistance training @ >80% 1RM
- Therefore, training intensity will not go above 80% 1RM to minimise risk of raising serum testosterone (risk factor for secondary cancer
- Higher risk of bone fracture @ >intensities
- Segal et al, 2003
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Duration; 6-10 exercises. major muscle groups. 1-4 sets per muscle group
- Larger muscle groups yield higher benefits for weight loss; decreasing diabetes (blood lipids)
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Progression; slowly / gradual as very deconditioned. Meet frequency and duration guidelines before increasing intensity
- increase load by around 2.5kg once Matt can lift > the reps successfully
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Start with supervised program
- Better for adherence and progression
- improves muscle, bone and immune, endocrine and nervous systems
- increases muscle strength
- lean tissue mass
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counteract side effects of cancer therapy (hormone therapy)
- reduced fatigue - Galvao et al 2007
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Flexibility
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ROM
- Help with lymphoedema
- Performed everyday exercise is done
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Core stability
- Further help with NSLBP
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Other
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yoga or thai chi
- Help with fatigue and mood
- Breathing techniques can lessen attacks
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pelvic floor
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recommended to patients after radical proctectomy. Burkert et al, 2012
- help with incontinence
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Monitoring
- 'Any changes to your health / conditions since our last session?"
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Diary of symptoms / side effects frequency and intensity
- Help indicate triggers
- Also can be used as an outcome measure
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BP
- Client is prehypertensive. Need to monitor throughout exercise
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ECG
- high risk of CV event
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HR
- Intensity indicator
- RPE scale
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pain scale
- Meds iInjection site
- chest tightness due to asthma
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dyspnoea scale
- Exercise induced SOB is common in asthmatics. Need to know the difference between SOB due to inflammation of airways and fatigue related SOB from high intensity exercise
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Fatigue scale
- FACT
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lymphedema
- Check for swelling and a decrease in ROM. Patient might indicate a change / struggle in certain movements that can be suggesting lymphedema
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Check feet & shoes (neuropathy- diabetes)
- distal extremity numbness is common. Patient might have hurt their foot and not realised. This could then lead to infection
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Testosterone levels
- Increased testosterone levels can increase the risk of further cancers / spreading
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Outcome measures
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Asthma symptoms;
- Episodes of wheezing or SOB
- Dyspnea
- Bronchodilator usage
- Number of symptom free days
- Muscular endurance
- Work capactity
- Walking distance (improved 6MWT)
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QOL
- questionaires
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Physiological measures
- PEFR
- VEmax
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FEV
- peak flow
- FVC
- VO2max
- Max HR
- MVV
- Glucose levels
- PSA reduction
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contraindicators / red flags
- If asthma meds do not control symptoms
- peak flow drops below 75% of resting
- oxygen saturation below 88
- severe dyspnoea
- Patient asks to stop
- No vigorous exercise- hypertension
- No Valsalva maneuver- hypertension
- Extreme fatigue
- Wound healing; surgery site
- Sustained tachycardia
- Chest pain
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Syncope
- Raising serum Testosterone levels due to increased resistance training
- client is prehypertensive
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Considerations
- Risks associated with disease vs complications from exercise vs complications of sedentary lifestyle
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Higher risk of fractures
- DXA, FRAX
- lymphedema
- Anemia
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Have an asthma action plan. Morton et al, 2011
- bring inhalers to every session
- medication timing
- Differences from original data collected from tests.
Compared with normative data
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Education
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diet / nutrition
- high in vegetables, fruit, whole grain cereals. Low in saturated fats.
- Legumes, soy products , tomatoes & fish may benefit men with prostate cancer
- Vitamin D & calcium for bones
- Healthy diets; cope better with side effects and aid healing of wounds or damaged tissue
- Also aid weight loss--> reduce diabetes and its side effects
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cancer related fatigue
- treatment
- illness
- deconditioned
- Exercise has been found to reduce cancer related fatigue. Even though exercise is seen as 'fatiguing'
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psychological side effects
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Depression is common with cancer patients
- Exercise can be used to decrease depression
- lifestyle and behaviour changes
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Asthma & exercise
- Increased exercise capacity decreases exercise induced bronchoconstriction and corticosteroid consumption
- VS exercise provokes brochoconstriction
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Strength gains are possible despite diminished testosterone. Baumann et al, 2012
- this resistance training will not increase testosterone and increase risk of cancer reoccurrence
- physical activity can reduce the probability of relapse. Newton, 2008