Resistance Training for the Older Adult
Description
Exercise is a therapist’s wheelhouse. While other wellness providers (fitness instructors, athletic trainers, etc.) routinely prescribe, establish, and update exercise programs, therapists are uniquely qualified to ensure that the special needs of older individuals and those with pathology are met both safely and effectively through exercise. A key feature of exercise prescription is that each program aspect must be undergirded by sound rationale. This course discusses research-based principles and parameters of resistance exercise prescription for older individuals. Included in this course is how to accurately assess muscle performance and prescribe resistance training exercises geared toward increasing muscle strength, power, endurance, and/or hypertrophy. This course is especially suited for physical and occupational therapists and their assistants who desire to safely increase muscle performance while effectively improving function for their patients in the shortest time available.
Physicourses is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 6295. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.5 CEUs Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
Available Course Credits
| Alaska State PT & OT Board | 5.00 | ||
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AOTA | 5.00 | |
| Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Arkansas State Board of Physcial Thearpy | 5.00 | ||
| California Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations | 5.00 | ||
| Connecticut Department of Public Health | 5.00 | ||
| Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers | 5.00 | ||
| District Of Columbia Department of Health | 5.00 | ||
| FPTA | 5.00 | ||
| Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Hawaii Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Idaho Physical Therapy Licensure Board | 5.00 | ||
| Indiana Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Iowa Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Kansas State Board of Healing Arts | 5.00 | ||
| Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Louisiana Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Maine Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Maryland Board of Physical Therapy | 0.50 | ||
| Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals | 5.00 | ||
| Michigan Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Missouri Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists | 5.00 | ||
| Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 5.00 | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | 5.00 | ||
| New Mexico Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| New York State Education Department | 5.00 | ||
| North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 5.00 | ||
| North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State | 5.00 | ||
| Oklahoma Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Oregon Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Physical Therapy Governing Board New Hampshire | 5.00 | ||
| South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| South Dakota Physical Therapy License Board | 5.00 | ||
| State of Alabama Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | 5.00 | ||
| Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Texas Physical Therapy Association | 5.00 | ||
| Utah Physical Therapy Licensing Board | 5.00 | ||
| Virginia Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Washington State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Wisconsin Physical Therapy License Board | 5.00 | ||
| Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 |
Course Content
| 212a Resistance Training for the Older Adult | Module | ||
| Course Evaluation | Module |
Wendy K. Anemaet, PT, PhD, is a graduate of the University of Southern California Physical Therapy Master’s program. She is currently a Full Professor at Regis University and former Instructor at the College of Medicine, School of Physical Therapy with the University of South Florida. She completed additional valuable work as a Research Assistant for Biochemistry Rheumatology Labs at Rush University Medical Center and earned her Ph.D. from the University of South Florida, in Aging Studies.
Michelle E. Moffa-Trotter, PT, has served on the editorial board for Physical Therapy in Perspectives, as issue editor for Topics in Geriatrics, and as contributing author for A Clinical Approach to Geriatric Rehabilitation. She has co-authored a book entitled Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice. In addition to publishing numerous articles relevant to rehabilitation, she has conducted continuing education seminars on a range of topics, including muscle performance, home health care, rehabilitation exercise, and pharmacology. She resides in Florida and has been in practice since 1989.
212a Resistance Training for the Older Adult—Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Recall how to define resistance training
2. Identify the goals of resistance training exercises
3. Compare and contrast three methods for assessing strength
4. Recall methods of evaluating power and muscle endurance
5. Identify the principles of resistance training
6. Recognize the necessary parameters for prescribing resistance training
7. Using case studies, choose and prescribe strength, power, endurance, and hypertrophy exercises accurately and effectively for older patients.
212a Resistance Training for the Older Adult—Table of Contents
Page #
HOUR 1
Course Instructions 2
About the Authors 3
Course Description/Course Objectives 4
Table of Contents 5
Pretest 6
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
Chapter 2: Background
What is Resistance Training? 8
Goals of Resistance Training 9
HOUR 2
Barriers to Prescribing Resistance Training 10
Chapter 3: Assessment
Assessing Muscle Performance 12
Assessing Strength with MMT 13
Assessing Strength with Hand Held Dynamometry 18
HOUR 3
Assessing Strength with One Rep Max Testing 29
Case Example 1 30
Case Example 2 32
Assessing Power 35
Assessing Endurance 35
Case Example 3 36
Case Example 4 37
HOUR 4
Chapter 4: Exercise Prescription
Prescribing Resistance Training 38
Principles of Resistance Training
Parameters of Resistance Training 40
Prescribing Strength Training 45
Prescribing Power Training 47
HOUR 5
Prescribing Endurance Training 48
Prescribing Hypertrophy Training 49
References 51
Further Reading 58
Exam 61
Evaluation 69
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Educational Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: PT, PTA, OT, OTA
Course Completion Requirements: Passing an online exam with 70% or greater will be required to earn continuing education credit
This course is approved for 0.5 CEUS. 5 contact hours
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