Stopping the progression of the scoliosis can prevent the loss of function in many activities of daily living by maintaining range of motion, preventing deformity of the rib cage, and reducing pain during activities such as bending or lifting.

Moving your child's arthritic joints regularly through their full range of motion helps prevent stiffening or deformity.

Splints, also referred to as orthoses, are designed to maintain or improve ROM, prevent deformity, and improve function.

Prompt medical attention to serious burns can help prevent scarring, disability, and deformity.

Prevent or delay significant joint damage and deformity.

He calls his treatment "planned management," scheduled around strategically planned "surgical windows," points in a dwarf's life when operations will do the most to prevent deformity, paralysis or crippling.

Because an acute hematoma can lead to cauliflower ear, prompt evacuation of the blood is needed to prevent permanent deformity.

Treatment is focused on relieving pain and stiffness and on good posture and stretching of the affected areas to prevent stiffening and deformity.

Today, a much more aggressive treatment approach is advocated for people with RA, with prescription of non-biologic DMARDs within three months of diagnosis to reduce disease activity and prevent joint deformity.

Early detection and treatment of the condition can prevent deformity and loss of function as well as possible amputation.