Citation

Cowan RE. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 2016; 97(9 Suppl): S232-7.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery & Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Electronic address: rcowan@med.miami.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apmr.2016.01.040

PMID

27470321

Abstract

To support Rehabilitation Healthcare Professionals efforts to increase Physical Activity Levels among their outpatient rehabilitation and post-discharge patients, we review the Exercise is Medicine® Initiative (EIM). EIM was launched in 2007 jointly by the American College of Sports Medicine and American Medical Association. Three principles underlie EIM. First, that physical activity should be monitored as a vital sign and second, that physical activity is an effective medical modality and should be prescribed. The target weekly physical activity level is 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, as established by the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization. Persons falling below the weekly target physical activity level should be prescribed physical activity and/or referred to an Exercise Professional for implementation support. Selection of an Exercise Professional for referral is based on the patient's risk stratification and need to participate in clinically supervised physical activity.

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Language: en