Wellness Issues Flashcards
Prevention Levels
1) Primary Prevention: of occurrence or incidence of illness or injury (education, number of doctors, etc)
2) Secondary Prevention: of disease or injury progression (early detection and diagnosis)
3) Tertiary Prevention: of permanent disability or death due to illness or injury (ongoing care and rehabilitation)
Chiropractic Wellness Model
1) Manual procedures to promote optimal function
2) Screen for risk factors
3) Health behavior counseling
Musculoskeletal Risk Factors
1) Activity level (aerobic 30 minutes daily) or (vigorous 20 minutes 3x week)
a) Arthritis (25% of Americans, OA most common)
b) Other chronic diseases (cardiovascular, DM, asthma, cancer, COPD)
2) Hypertension affects top 3 killers (heart, cancer, stroke)
3) Overweight (over 1 billion in world)
4) Tobacco (billions spent annually)
a) in utero fetus - premature, still born
b) in adults - cardiovascular disease
c) risk - normal after 15 years cessation
d) cigarettes related to Graves, Hashimoto’s, insulin resistance, diabetes (decrease fasting insulin levels)
e) hookahs are water pipes, just as bad as cigarettes
f) chew has loose leaf, plug and twist
g) snuff is finely ground tobacco packaged in sachets and inhaled
h) smokeless tobacco has unknown outcome and effects
i) pregnant smoking mostly 15-17 yo
j) smoking linked to: COPD, cardiovascular, small cell lug cancer, stroke, also Graves, DM, osteoporosis
5) Injury
6) Violence
a) 50,000 deaths, 37 billion annually
b) property crime more common than violence in aged
c) spouses and ex-spouses killed by guns
d) boyfriend killed by knives
e) girlfriend killed by force
f) 75% female victims and 75% male attackers
g) hate crimes mostly against religion (66%)
Provider Issues
1) Changing lifestyle
2) Evaluating data and reports
3) Monitoring environment and food
4) Infectious disease containment
5) Pediatric issues
6) Geriatric issues
7) Socioeconomic issues
