Details for evaluating stress and prescribing exercise programs for those conditions are discussed. In-depth reading focuses on critical thinking with regard to controversial issues within the realms of physical education, education, and athletics. Emphasis is on the recognition, discussion, and systematic analysis of relevant issues of particular interest to the class members. Required for non-thesis plan. In sports and athletics, biofeedback may be used for muscle reeducation and rehabilitation, as an adjunct to psychological therapies, and for stress management and tension control.
Course focuses on providing an overview of biofeedback theory, techniques, and applications.
665-56200 Perspectives on Pain Pain is studied from several perspectives with emphasis on the relativistic approach to definition. 665-56300 Graded Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription Techniques for quantifying and prescribing exercise in terms of blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen consumption using both bicycle and treadmill ergometers. Normal and abnormal electrocardiograph responses to exercise are discussed in detail. Completion of both written and practical requirements should enable students to pass the technologist level of certification offered by the American College of Sports Medicine. 665-61000 Survey of Statistical Methods Survey of modern statistical techniques.