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Apply ice immediately to help reduce swelling. Wrap the ice in cloth -- DO NOT place ice directly on the skin. Try NOT to move the affected area. To help you do this, bandage the affected area firmly, but not tightly. ACE bandages work well. Use a...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 2, 2009
Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A splint is a device used for holding a part of the body stable and motionless to decrease pain and prevent further injury.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 10, 2009
Exercise is any activity requiring physical exertion done for the sake of health. Activities range from walking and yoga to lifting weights and martial arts .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Exercise is physical activity that is undertaken in order to improve one's health. Physicians, physical therapists, and researchers have found that exercise plays an important role in the maintenance of brain, nerve, and muscle function in the hum...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain , swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism. Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet coo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cooling or cold treatments are used to decrease pain , minimize swelling, and slow the inflammatory response secondary to injury (usually acute). Cold treatments slow the local physiological activity of the tissues, decrease nerve transmission, an...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Tips for losing weight with exercise
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2009
Methodical and repetitive physical activity benefiting a person's health. Traditionally, exercise has been a concern of adults, the reasoning being that children are naturally active and do not need any structured program of physical activity. Sci...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning the body. Exercise consists of cardiovascular conditioning, strength and resistance training, and flexibility.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is utilized to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The Surgeon General of the United States defines exercise as physical activity that involves planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movements in order to improve or maintain physical fitness. As an element of health, exercise involves both str...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
More than 28 percent of Americans are completely sedentary (they engage in no physical activity), with an additional 60 percent being inadequately active (engaging in less than 30 minutes of activity per day). For those who strive to achieve and m...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body or to improve performance in a specific task. Exercise is utilized to improve health, maintain fitness, and is important...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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