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Exercise and Rehabilitation

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Upon completion of the chapter, the student will be able to:

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    Outline the importance of exercise and its implications in the well-being of older adults.

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    Identify the different components of an exercise program for the elderly.

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    Differentiate among several types of disability and its effects in activities of daily living in geriatric patients.

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    Define rehabilitation and recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary team in the process of function restoration in the elderly.

Material in this chapter is based on the following chapters in Cassel CK, Leipzig RM, Cohen HJ, Larson EB, Meier DE, eds. Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach, 4th ed. New York: Springer, 2003: Brummel-Smith K. Rehabilitation, pp. 259–277. Larson EB, Bruce RA. Exercise, pp. 1023–1029. Selections edited by Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, USA

    Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly MD (Assistant Professor and Palliative Care Fellowship Director)

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  1. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Rainier P. Soriano MD (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education), Helen M. Fernandez MD (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) & Rosanne M. Leipzig MD, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair of Education) (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education),  (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) &  (Professor and Vice Chair of Education)

  2. ABIM Foundation and American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, USA

    Christine K. Cassel MD, MACP (President and CEO) (President and CEO)

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Sanchez-Reilly, S.E. (2007). Exercise and Rehabilitation. In: Soriano, R.P., Fernandez, H.M., Cassel, C.K., Leipzig, R.M. (eds) Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32326-8_10

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