EXSC 5230 — Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects on Musculoskeletal Health and Disease
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fallNo campus, no room neededOnlineOne-On-OneOnline
Seeks to provide a foundation for understanding the benefits of physical activity and exercise and the detrimental effects of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior on musculoskeletal health. Studies the function/dysfunction of the musculoskeletal systems resulting in common/uncommon disorders and the prevalence, etiology, and benefits of physical activity/exercise. Students apply previously learned exercise physiology principles, such as exercise prescription and neural and motor control adaptations, to physical activity and exercise. Discusses key physiological mechanisms underlying common/uncommon musculoskeletal disorders. Examines the preventive and beneficial effects of physical activity and exercise endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine. Restricted to graduate students in exercise science and to undergraduate students minoring in exercise science.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- EXSC 4500 (min D-)
- graduate program admission
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11% | 17.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 200% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Kerry Lonardo (88% of students) · reviews
- Rui Li (12% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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