Dec 23, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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EXPH 6180 - Clinical Exercise Physiology: A Case-Based Approach


This course provides an overview of the pathophysiology, disease management, and recommendations for exercise testing and prescription for typically-encountered clinical disease states in an exercise setting. The course emphasizes a case-study approach with cases derived from the clinic(s) where students perform their practical experience.

Requisites: EXPH 6170 and 6920 concurrent
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Create an exercise testing protocol for various clinical conditions.
  • Create clinical (SOAP) notes including subjective and objective data, an assessment, and plan for clinical cases encountered.
  • Create individualized exercise program based on clinical assessment and exercise test results for any given client.
  • Explain common medications encountered in a clinical exercise setting and effects on exercise.
  • Explain how the exercise programs created will benefit the clinical conditions for which each is created.
  • Explain the pathophysiology of various clinical conditions.
  • Explain the risks involved with exercise programs created for various clinical conditions.
  • Explain the risks involved with exercise testing for various clinical conditions.



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