Definitions
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- noun A form of
strength training that aims to preventinjuries before they can occur.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's evidence of the growing importance of a subject close to my heart: "prehabilitation", or prehab for short.
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An exercise drug also could be used in "prehabilitation" LeBrasseur said, giving people preparing for an orthopedic procedure or surgery the benefits of exercise to help improve their recoveries.
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Worse, the Athletics whiffed in two emergent areas where ballclubs could carve out propriety advantages: "prehabilitation" the nexus of medical and baseball information; identifying and reducing injury risks and -- this is the real
SI.com 2011
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The GPs, nurses, and specialists in internal medicine, prehabilitation and surgery developed new clinical practice guidelines based on the literature and interviews with 11 local GPs about the specific barriers for implementing a smoking and alcohol cessation programme.
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He has been put on a course of physiotherapy and prehabilitation which will take several weeks before positive results are obtained.
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“Prehabilitation” work, which means building flexibility and all-round strength, is vital for preventing injury when dancing night after night.
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