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… can do to prevent injury Fall prevention Take steps to reduce your likelihood of a fall by … Do not use your phone or other hand-held devices, search for music or engage in any …
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… doctor or individual counselling with a health professional. It is intended for … doctor or individual counselling with a health professional. It is intended for …
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… Your Health Risks? Dental Care: Brushing and Flossing Your Teeth Should I Get a Flu Vaccine? … Devices and Orthotics Autism and Vaccines Avoiding Infections in the Hospital Avoiding … Immunizations Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver …
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… and conditions in this section. Disease and Injury Prevention Disease and Injury Prevention Diseases and Conditions …
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… is right for you. Staying at a healthy weight or losing weight if you need to. Managing other health … is right for you. Staying at a healthy weight or losing weight if you need to. …
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… Overview Regular physical activity can improve your health. It can also help prevent chronic … Primary Prevention - trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease Secondary … worse Tertiary Prevention - trying to improve your quality of life and reduce the symptoms …
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… (MRI) may be done right away to help find out the extent of the injury. You will be … to reduce swelling of the spinal cord. When a spinal cord injury is caused by a … learn new ways of doing daily tasks, such as eating, bathing, dressing, writing, or …
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… are the symptoms? Tendinopathy usually causes pain, stiffness, and loss of strength in the … may be tender, red, warm, or swollen. The pain may get worse when you use the tendon, and you may have more pain and stiffness during the night or when …
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Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are …
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Overview How can pressure injuries be prevented? Relieve pressure on the skin Relieving and spreading out pressure is the most important part of both preventing and treating pressure injuries . …