Primary prevention in chiropractic practice: a systematic review

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Published online 2017 Mar 20. doi: 10.1186/s12998-017-0140-4

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Table 5

An example of a definition of primary prevention from the point of view of patients

Behavior	Definition of primary prevention
Wellness	Activity undertaken by a person, who believes himself to be healthy, for the purpose of attaining a greater level of health.
Preventive Health	Activity, undertaken by a person, who perceives himself to be healthy, for the purpose of preventing illness or detecting it in an asymptomatic state.
At-risk	Activity undertaken by a person, who believes himself to be developing a specific health condition, for the purpose of preventing that condition or detecting it in an asymptomatic state.

Modified text taken from Handbook of Clinical Chiropractic Care. 2005: Jones and Barlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA. www.jbpub.com