LIFESTYLES AND WELL-BEING
cod. 1002624

Academic year 2017/18
5° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
BONADONNA Riccardo
integrated course unit
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

The student will be able to: prescribe physical activity instructions appropriate to main non communicable diseases and disability prevention, and to healthy aging; recommend and prescribe physical exercise suitable to clinical, functional, and social context of his patients as primary and tertiary prevention, care, and rehabilitation.; illustrate the pathophysiological bases and recognize the clinical features of the most common dysmetabolic conditions

Prerequisites

Physiology and biochemistry notions

Course unit content

Exercise based interventions for optimal psychophysical grow and best health, fitness, wellness, and quality of life conservation. How physical activity works as central position in health promotion. Key pathophysiologic and clinical elements of the main dysmetabolic conditions (diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemias)

Full programme

Physical exercise induced adjustments and adaptations: positive effects in healthy subjects, and for main non communicable diseases prevention (cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, tumors, aging). Sedentary and well-being diseases. Physical exercise prescription (type, intensity, duration, frequency) for clinical purpose (sport therapy) and how accurately administer it. Pathophysiolocial bases and clinical elements of diet prescriptions. Therapeutic lifestyle changes: theory and practice. Etiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of the most common dysmetabolic conditions (diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemias)

Bibliography

Fox Bower Foss – Le basi fisiologiche dell’educazione fisica e dello sport. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore.
C Macchi, R Molino Lova, F Cecchi – Attività motoria, fitness e salute nell’adulto e nell’anziano. N Mangiulli Ed.
A Cherubini, R Rossi, U Senin – Attività fisica e invecchiamento. EdiSES.
M Cappa – Endocrinologia dell’esercizio fisico. UTET Ed.
Kumar & Clark's "Clinical Medicine" 8th Edition

Teaching methods

Oral lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam in Italian (in English on specific request)

Other information

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