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Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise

42 calificaciones

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University of Toronto

Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise

42 calificaciones

Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise will introduce learners to the concepts and benefits of physical therapy and exercise. Over six weeks learners will explore: Why physical activity and exercise are important, Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease, Exercise and Osteoporosis, Exercise and Cancer, Common Sports Injuries, Exercise and Arthritis

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Intro to the Course & Module 1: Just Keep Moving - Why physical activity and exercise are important

This module will introduce you to concepts of physical activity and exercise. It will share some important information on the benefits of physical activity with you and also identify ways that you can assess your own physical activity levels. We'll also ask you to reflect on your own activity level and ask you to consider if you think you should modify your activity level. We've prepared a great module for you. We have an interesting lecture by Physiotherapist Agnes Makowski, an entertaining video, and some questionnaires for you to complete. We've also prepared a link to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines which we hope you find informative. Lastly, we'll end with a quiz. We hope you enjoy it and as always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to post them to the discussion board.

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Conoce a los instructores

Dina Brooks, PhD, PT
Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Brenda Mori, BScPT, MSc, PhD
Director of Clinical Education & Community Affairs
Department of Physical Therapy
Euson Yeung, PhD, PT
Lecturer
Department of Physical Therapy

Hi, welcome to our MOOC titled

Enhancing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise.

We are thrilled that you've decided to join us,

and we've designed this course just for you.

My name is Dr. Dina Brooks,

and I am a Physiotherapist.

I'm also Professor at the University of Toronto.

I'm specifically interested in rehabilitation and exercise in individuals with

chronic lung disease and with

chronic cardiovascular disease such as heart disease and stroke.

The best part of my job is teaching students to become Physiotherapist.

Hi, my name is Dr. Brenda Marie.

I'm a Physical Therapist and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy,

where I lead the clinical education component of the curriculum.

My research interests are in the area of education,

primarily on learner assessment,

curriculum development, and faculty development.

I love being a Physical Therapist because it's giving me

the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people.

Hi, my name is Dr. Euson Young,

and I'm a Physical Therapist in

the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto.

What I love about my job is the range of opportunities I've been afforded.

I've been a Clinician for many years helping people with

orthopedic issues return to their every day activities.

I also really enjoy being involved in teaching

students in their professional master's program at the University of Toronto,

and particularly with teaching them

hands-on and thinking skills in the field of orthopedics.

With science changing so quickly around us,

it's hard to keep the facts straight about how to stay healthy.

In fact, more and more people are talking

about and concerned about their health these days,

especially when it comes to exercise.

So we've created this course to help you understand how

physical therapy and exercise can play a big role in managing your health.

In this course, we have

six interactive self-guided modules

for you to work through that contain recorded to speakers,

videos, readings, and activities for you to complete.

So, take some time to listen to the recordings

carefully and to complete each reading and activity.

Because this course focuses on helping you participate in exercise,

we really want you to reflect on your own experiences with exercise or think

of someone you know who might have one of

the conditions or diseases that we'll be talking about.

Each module is set up in the same way.

First, it's going to be a little video by one of us to coach you through the module.

Then, there's a prerecorded lecture.

There will be some additional learning materials for you to review.

Then, at the end of each module,

you'll have a chance to think back on what you've read,

seen, and heard, and apply to your own situation.

If you want to get a certificate for this course,

you'll have to complete the multiple choice questions at

the end and score at least 60 percent for every module.

You'll also have to do several small projects and assignments

throughout that will contribute to

your capstone projects to enable you to get the certificate.

It's great having you in this course.

We hope you really enjoy learning about physical therapy and exercise.

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