Suitable for exercise clinicians working with patients suffering from a wide variety of chronic diseases and disabilities beyond cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, including orthopedic, neurologic, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neoplastic, and immunodeficiency conditions, this book teaches how to work with these often underserved populations.

Section I: NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERSChapter 1: StrokeChapter 2: Cerebral PalsyChapter 3: Multiple SclerosisChapter 4: Parkinson's DiseaseChapter 5: Spinal Cord DysfunctionChapter 6: Postpolio and Guillain-Barre SyndromeChapter 7: Muscular Dystrophy and Other MyopathiesChapter 8: Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuropathic PainChapter 9: Brain InjurySection II: MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONSChapter 10: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and FibromyalgiaChapter 11: Exercise and Activity for Individuals with Nonspecific Back PainChapter 12: OsteoporosisChapter 13: Vertebral DisordersChapter 14: AmputationSection III: NEOPLASTIC, IMMUNOLOGIC, AND HEMATOLOGIC CONDITIONSChapter 15: NeoplasmsChapter 16: Physical Activity, Diet, and the Immune SystemChapter 17: Exercise and HIV InfectionChapter 18: Chronic Fatigue SyndromeChapter 19: Hematologic DisordersSection IV: CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES FOR THE RCEPChapter 20: Evolution of the Clinical Exercise PhysiologistChapter 21: Client Referral & Consulting Relations with Allied ProfessionsChapter 22: Demonstrating Functional Outcomes for Health FitnessChapter 23: Legal & Ethical Considerations