Torn Meniscus In Knee : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
Use proper technique when exercising or playing sports. Many cases of meniscus tears may not be preventable.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Exercise plays an important role in weight control by increasing energy output...The combination of exercise and diet offers the most flexible and effective approach to weight control...Body composition is a better indicator of your condition than body weight...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
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
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.
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
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 human body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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 as a means of physical rehabilitation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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 strength training of the muscles and cardiovascular fitness, with stretching activities for flexibility.
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 maintain a high quality of health, it must be recognized that physical activity is vital to optimal health.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Well Being
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