KINESIOL 4SS3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Coronary Artery Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Angina Pectoris
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Relationships between pa and disease in the elderly. Exercise and pa can serve many roles in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary prevention of disease. Primary prevention: measures to prevent or avoid development of disease: first line of attack, ex, osteoporosis: exercise and nutrition in growing years to optimize skeletal mass at maturity (prevent and avoid osteoporosis in lifetime) Secondary prevention: measures to prevent a clinical manifestation of disease in someone already diagnosed: ex, known high blood cholesterol prevent cad from developing. Tertiary prevention: measures aimed at preventing recurrence of disease: ex, prevent reoccurrence of another mi. Quaternary prevention: measures to optimize residual function and quality of life in individuals for whom more aggressive treatment is unwarranted: ex, transfer from wheelchair to bed, ex, relieve pain palliative. Ischemic heart disease: arteriosclerosis: hardening of the arteries (happens with age, infiltration of. Ct and less elasticity: atherosclerosis: arteriosclerosis plus atheroma (fatty deposit inside vessels, consequences of atherosclerosis in coronary blood vessels include: