COKO R.Kin Exam case studies

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The Registered Kinesiologist (R.Kin) designation in Ontario is granted through the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario, the regulator whose stated purpose is protecting the public by regulating kinesiologists in the province. The registration exam is the entry-to-practice assessment that candidates complete as one component of the registration process; it is not a certificate issued by a university or a private course provider, and this page is an independent study resource with no affiliation to the College. The COKO R.Kin Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,463 words.

The Calf That Stops Him at 200 Metres

Desrosiers is 58 and books an initial session because he wants to "get back into lifting." Intake reveals: 30 pack-year smoking history, blood pressure 148/92 mmHg on two readings today, no family physician for four years, and no exercise beyond walking his dog. While you take his history he mentions that for the past two months his right calf cramps after about 200 metres of brisk walking and that the pain disappears within three minutes of stopping.

850 words, about 4 min 2

Fasted Treadmill, New Insulin, Rotating Shifts

Okafor is 47, newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 8.9%), BMI 33, taking metformin 1000 mg twice daily and starting insulin glargine 10 units at bedtime this week. She works rotating shifts (two days, two nights, four off) as a hospital porter and has bilateral knee osteoarthritis.

870 words, about 4 min 3

Two Minutes of Chest Tightness He Wants Kept Quiet

Bianchi, 66, completed a 12-week community program after an uncomplicated NSTEMI and PCI with one drug-eluting stent six months ago. His discharge summary lists an ejection fraction of 45%, metoprolol, dual antiplatelet therapy, and "participate in cardiac rehab." He has not attended the hospital-based program and says his cardiologist "never said I couldn't lift." Today he tells you he has had two brief episodes of chest tightness at rest over the past five days, each lasting about two minutes, and asks you not to tell his wife or his doctor because he fears the cardiologist will "bench" him.

853 words, about 4 min 4

The Employer Wants the File, the Client Wants the Form

Tran's employer has retained you to run a 10-week return-to-work conditioning program after a low back injury. The employer's HR manager asks for weekly progress notes and a copy of her medical history, saying the company is "paying for it." Her file includes a diagnosis of L4–L5 disc herniation from her surgeon and a note that she is "cleared for light duties, no lifting over 10 kg." In session 4 she asks you to sign an insurance form certifying she can lift 20 kg so her claim closes sooner, and offers to pay you $200 directly to backdate the form to last month.

988 words, about 5 min 5

Four Thousand Dollars and a Room Full of Chairs

You are the only kinesiologist at a non-profit seniors' centre serving a neighbourhood where 40% of residents are low-income and 30% speak a primary language other than English. The centre has a $4,000 annual budget for exercise programming, a 15 m × 8 m hall with no equipment, and 32 members over 70 who mostly sit for nine hours a day.

902 words, about 5 min