Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II - Exercise and Clinical Testing

R.C. Richard Davison, PhD, FBASES, CSci, is Professor of Exercise Physiology in the School of Health and Life Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.

Paul M. Smith, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.

James Hopker, PhD, is Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Deputy Director of the Division of Natural Sciences at the University of Kent, UK.

Michael J. Price, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise Physiology at Coventry University, UK.

Florentina Hettinga, PhD, FACSM, FECSS, SFHEA, is Professor of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.

Garry Tew, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Professor of Clinical Exercise Science in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.

Lindsay Bottoms, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and the Director of the Research Centre for Psychology and Sports Sciences.

Introduction


R.C.Richard Davison and Paul M. Smith


Part 1





1.1 Professional Competency and Working with Others


Michael J. Price, Andrew M. Miles, Paul M. Smith





1.2: Physiological Exercise Testing: Ethical Considerations


Steve R. Bird and Andrew Smith





1.3: Health and Safety in Duty of Care: Evaluating and Stratifying Risk


S. Andy Sparks, Kelly Marrin, and Craig A. Bridge





1.4: Safeguarding in Physiological Testing


Emma Kavanagh and Daniel Rhind





1.5: Influence of Medication on Typical Exercise Response


Thom Phillips and Patrick Orme





Part 2





2.1: Data Intelligence and Feedback in a Clinical Context


Sarah Gilchrist and Mark Holmer





2.2: Reliability and Measurement Error


Shaun J. McLaren





2.3 Scaling: Adjusting Physiological and Performance Measures to Body Size


Edward Winter and Simon Jobson





Part 3





3.1: Participant Pre-test Preparation and Evaluation


Rachel Lord and Brian Begg





3.2: Maintenance and Calibration Standards: A Cornerstone of Laboratory Quality Assurance


David Green and Glyn Howatson





3.3: Lung and Respiratory Muscle Function


John Dickinson and Karl Sylvester





3.4: Surface Anthropometry


Susan C. Lennie





3.5: Functional Screening


Mike Duncan, Stuart Elwell, and Mark Lyons





3.6: Assessment of Free-living Energy Expenditure


Enhad A. Chowdhury, Oliver J. Peacock, and Dylan Thompson





3.7: Respiratory Gas Analysis


Simon Marwood and Richie P. Goulding





3.8: Metabolic Threshold Testing: Interpretation and Prognostic Prescriptive Value


Mark Burnley and Matthew I. Black





3.9: Ratings of Perceived Exertion


John Buckley and Roger Eston





3.10: Clinical Strength Testing


Dale Cannavan and Katie Thralls-Butte





3.11: Blood Sampling


Ronald J Maughan and Susan M Shirreffs





3.12: Field Based Assessments for Determining Aerobic Fitness and Exercise Prescription


John Buckley, Jennifer Reed and Tim Grove





3.13: Quantifying Free-living Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours in Adults


Oliver J. Peacock, Enhad A. Chowdhury, and Dylan Thompson





3.14: Musculoskeletal Assessment


Nigel Gleeson and Andrea Bailey





Part 4





4.1: Assessment of Peripheral Blood Flow and Vascular Function


Benjamin J.R. Buckley, Maxime Boidin and Dick H.J. Thijssen





4.2: Application of Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry


Karen Hind





4.3: Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function


Christopher Johnson, Keith George, and David Oxborough





4.4: Methods in Exercise Immunology


Nicolette C. Bishop and Neil P. Walsh





4.5: Skeletal Muscle Biopsy: Techniques and Applications


Richard A. Ferguson and Natalie F. Shur





Part 5





5.1: Exercise Testing in Obesity


David Broom, Matthew Capehorn, and Anna Myers.





5.2: Exercise Testing in Cardiovascular Disease


Victoria S. Sprung, John P. Buckley, and David L. Oxborough





5.3: Exercise Testing in Diabetes


Rob C Andrews, Parth Narendran, and Emma Cockcroft





5.4: Exercise Testing in Chronic Kidney Disease


Pelagia Koufaki, Sharlene Greenwood, and Jamie H Macdonald





5.5: Exercise Testing in Chronic Lung Disease


Oliver J. Price, Karl Sylvester, Shakespeare, J, and Mark A. Faghy





5.6: Exercise Testing in Breast and Prostate Cancer


John M. Saxton and Ruth Ashton





5.7: Exercise Testing in Peripheral Arterial Disease


Amy Harwood, Edward Caldow, and Gabriel Cucato





5.8: Exercise Testing in Children


Craig Williams, Melitta McNarry, and Keith Tolfrey





5.9: Exercise Testing in Older Adults


Matt W. Hill and Michael J. Price





5.10: Exercise Testing in Females


Kirsty M. Hicks, Anthony C. Hackney, Michael Dooley, and George Bruinvels





5.11: Exercise Testing in Pregnancy


Victoria L. Meah, Amal Hassan, Lin Foo, Christoph Lees, and Marlize de Vivo





5.12: Exercise Testing in Heart Failure


Eric J. Stoehr, Lauren K. Truby, Veli Topkara, Gordon McGregor, and Mark J. Haykowsky