Disabling Obesity From Determinants to Health Care Models

Disabling Obesity From Determinants to Health Care Models / edited by Paolo Capodaglio, Joel Faintuch, Antonio Liuzzi.

Obesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world.  Excess body weight is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and even psychiatric problems and is estimated to cause ne...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Capodaglio, Paolo (Editor), Faintuch, Joel (Editor), Liuzzi, Antonio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Human physiology.
Rehabilitation.
Human genetics.
Sports medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • An Up-To-Date Vision on the Aetiology and on the Epidemiology of Obesity and Morbid Obesity
  • Physiological Bases of Physical Limitations During Exercise
  • Biomechanics of Basic Activities
  • The Obesity-Related Disability
  • Critical Aspects in Nursing
  • Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation on Functional Outcomes in Obese Patients with Orthopaedic Comorbidities
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Work Capacity, Sleep Apnoea and Respiratory Rehabilitation
  • Psychological Aspects and Rehabilitation Protocols Psychiatric Aspects
  • Principles and Protocols in Nutritional Rehabilitation
  • Bariatric Surgery: Current Techniques and Results
  • Disability in the Post-Obese Bariatric Patient: Old and New Problems
  • Aesthetic Rehabilitation after Bariatric Surgery
  • New Technologies for Improving the Psychological Treatment
  • Chronic Care Models for Obesity Management.

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