Content
- Lectures: 14 hours
- Seminar: 12 hours
- Exercises 6 hours
- Independent work: 58 hours
Subject carrier
Description
Risk factors and etiology of most common neurological diseases and injuries of the central nerve system:
• Prevalence and incidences
• Risk factors
• Mechanisms
Short- and long-term responses to exercise:
• Responses and adaptations of central nerve system
• Responses and adaptations of peripheral nerve system
Exercise as a preventive method:
• Exercise for preserving neurologic functions
• Exercise for preventing most common neurological disorders
• Role of aerobic exercise in injury prevention and health promotion and improving physical ability in people with neurologic disorders
• Role of strength training exercise in injury prevention and health promotion and improving physical ability in people with neurologic disorders
• Role of balance and coordination training exercise in for health promotion and improving physical ability in people with neurologic disorders
Exercise for health promotion in people with chronic neurological disorders:
• Cerebral palsy
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Schizophrenia
• Dementia
• Neuro-muscular injuries
• Parkinson disease and neuro-degenerative diseases
• Nerve injuries
• Stroke
Communication with other specialists:
• Collaboration with doctors to define exercise volume, intensity, frequency and context
• Contraindications for exercise
Progress evaluation:
• Anamnesis with specific functional tests
• Evaluation of exercise progress and program adaptations
