2011 – Research: Effects of Land-Based and Aquatic
Exercise on Health and Psychological Functioning in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Fort Myers, FL /
Thursday, July 3, 2008 – 3:00-4:00 pm – 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1 CEU
(Classroom: 3:00-4:00 pm)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
There are approximately 21 million people with diabetes in
this country and almost 95% of these individuals have the insulin-resistant,
type 2, form of the disease. Exercise has been shown to improve insulin
sensitivity in these patients, but compliance to exercise has been extremely
poor. Previous studies of exercise training in type 2 diabetes have used
traditional land-based exercise. Currently, there is no literature evaluating
the benefits of aquatic exercise in this population. This presentation will
present an on-going study designed to evaluate the physiological and
psychological effects of a land-based-exercise conditioning program compared to
an aquatic exercise program in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We will
discuss fundamental design and methodologic considerations of
this study with the hope that participants will be motivated to bring research
into their own clinical practices to increase the scientific basis for using
aquatic exercise in the treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1) Explore the use
of aquatic exercise in management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2) Describe the
importance of exercise preference in selecting appropriate modes of activity.
3) Discuss ways to
design and implement scientific studies to improve aquatic therapy and
rehabilitation.
FACULTY: Paula Briggs, MS, is an exercise
physiologist from West Virginia University where she serves as coordinator of
Aquatic Therapy Research. Paula established the aquatic therapy curriculum at
WVU and received the prestigious “Aquatic Therapy Professional of the Year”
award from the Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute in 2000.
W. Guyton Hornsby, Jr., PhD, CDE, is an
exercise physiologist from West Virginia University where he serves as Director
of the WVU Human Performance Lab. He received his PhD in exercise science from
Louisiana State University and did post-doctoral training in diabetes and
exercise at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Hornsby is currently
conducting a study funded by the National Swimming Pool Foundation which is
comparing land-based and aquatic exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes.