FYSS now translated to vietnamese
The book Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease is now translated to vietnamese and used in health care education in Vietnam. Read more about...
Chapters in FYSS
PART I
1. General effects of physical activity
2. General recommendations regarding physical activity
3. Promoting physical activity
4. Becoming physically active
5. Motivational interviewing about physical
6. Assessing and controlling physical activity
7. Various types of physical activity and exercise
8. Health aspects of strength training
9. Infections and sports
10. Sports and sudden death
11. Children and young people
12. Pregnancy
13. Menopause
14. Elderly
PART II
15. Alcohol dependence – abuse
16. Anxiety
17. Asthma
18. Back problems (chronic)
19. Cancer
20. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
21. Coronary artery disease
22. Cystic fibrosis
23. Dementia
24. Depression
25. Diabetes mellitus – type 1 diabetes
26. Diabetes mellitus – type 2 diabetes
27. Dizziness and balance disorders
28. Gastrointestinal diseases
29. Heart failure
30. Heart rhythm disturbances
31. Hypertension
32. Kidney disease (chronic) and kidney
33. Lipids
34. Metabolic syndrome
35. Multiple sclerosis
36. Obesity
37. Osteoarthritis
38. Osteoporosis
39. Pain
40. Parkinson’s disease
41. Peripheral arterial disease
42. Post-polio
43. Rheumatoid arthritis
44. Schizophrenia
45. Spinal cord injury
46. Stress
47. Stroke
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