March 25, 2019 · Uncategorized

Preventative Medicine

Archived article recovered from the former Rupert Health Centre WordPress blog. It is presented for historical information and has not been updated; it is not personal medical advice.

1.Primary prevention

To prevent yourself from getting injured, living a healthy lifestyle is a form or primary prevention. Warming up before you exercise, eating healthy, and exercising prevent injuries and illnesses.

2. Secondary prevention

If you do get injured, secondary prevention prevents further damaging the injury and trying to recover. This can be done by rehab, antibodies, bracing etc.

3. Tertiary Prevention

This level of prevention is for catastrophic injuries that people cannot recover from and return to their pre-injury condition. These people will work to to improve quality of life

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