2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SPSC5204M Clinical Exercise Prescription

15 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Dr Scott Bowen
Email: T.S.Bowen@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Co-requisites

SPSC5202M	Exercise Physiology, Health and Sports Nutrition
SPSC5235M	The Sport and Exercise Medicine Practitioner II
SPSC5320M	Project Work and Dissertation

Module replaces

SPSC5203M Physical Activity, Health and Exercise Prescription

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module explores the theory and practice of clinical exercise prescription. It introduces the necessary tools (epidemiology, measures, prescription) for effective intervention. One key aspect is to introduce a series of exemplar clinical conditions and outline how the pathophysiology dictates appropriateness of different exercise interventions. Students have the opportunity to perform clinical exercise measures during a supervised practical, and then design their own exercise prescription report based on an example clinical patient. The blended learning approach will adopt a mix of tutorials, lectures, practical sessions and case studies. Recommended eLearning resources will be identified (including recorded lectures). Delivery will involve introductory tutorials followed by lectures of exemplar topics, online material, and application seminar.

Objectives

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

-describe the general principles of exercise testing and prescription;

-interpret the results of clinical exercise testing;

-critically evaluate the underlying pathophysiology of clinical conditions;

-modify exercise prescription for complex clinical conditions (e.g. heart failure, cancer, obesity, the elderly).

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Describe the principles of clinical exercise prescription

2. Analyse and interpret exercise testing data;

3. Construct an exercise prescription;

4. Explain the pathophysiology underlying specific clinical conditions;

5. Identify and illustrate how to differentiate prescriptions for specific clinical conditions;

Syllabus

The module will cover the following:

- Pre-exercise evaluations

- Clinical exercise testing

- Principles of exercise prescription

- Pathophysiology of clinical conditions

- Exercise prescription modifications for clinical populations


Lectures will include:

1. Basics of exercise prescription

2. Obesity and pathophysiology;

3. Obesity and exercise training;

4. Lung disease pathophysiology ;

5. Lung disease and exercise rehabilitation;

6. Cardiac failure and pathophysiology ;

7. Cardiac failure and exercise rehabilitation;

8. Cancer pathophysiology

9. Cancer and exercise rehabilitation

8. Sarcopenia and pathophysiology

9. Sarcopenia and exercise training

10. Personalised Medicine for prescription


Tutorial components will include:

1. Group discussion for each clinical condition including example case study

2. Real world insights working in a clinic

Practical components will include:

1. Designing an exercise prescription (practical/seminar);

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lectures	10	1.00	10.00
seminars	2	1.00	2.00
Practicals	1	2.00	2.00
Tutorial	6	1.00	6.00
Independent online learning hours			65.00
Private study hours			65.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

A member of the academic or clinical teaching staff will be allocated as tutor to the group and will meet with students during the module to assess progress, discuss issues arising, and set objectives for the next study period

Students will have the opportunity to self-assess progress by means of seminars, suggested reading material and on-line resources available.

Students will have tutorials to receive feedback following assessed work.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	Exercise Prescription case study (2000 words)	50.00
In-course Assessment	Worksheet: clinical exercise	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Online Time-Limited assessment	2 hr 00 mins	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		40.00

No compensation among assessments. Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:48:33

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