Reducing Fall Risk in the Elderly
By ageinfonet at October 2, 2015 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment
Reducing Fall Risk By Andre Gomez, PT, DPT, and Glenn Sloves, PT, MSPT Aging Well Vol. 5 No. 5 P. 14 Falls can cause physical and financial devastation. It’s critical to assess older adults’ strength, balance, and mobility to determine individual fall risk and implement exercise therapies to prevent decline. Falls are a major health problem in the elderly
There are Ways to Improve Arthritic Symptoms !!
By ageinfonet at October 1, 2015 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment
Fit and Strong! Improves Arthritis Symptoms By Susan Hughes, PhD; Renae Smith-Ray, PhD; Amy Shah, MPH; and Gail Huber, PhD Today’s Geriatric Medicine Vol. 7 No. 5 P. 20The specialized program, combining structured physical activity with health education to build self-efficacy and effect behavior change, helps to reduce lower extremity joint pain.Recent
What is Successful Aging ?
By ageinfonet at October 1, 2015 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment
Physicians Promote Successful Aging By Michael B. Friedman, LMSW; Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH; and Kimberly Williams, LMSW Today's Geriatric Medicine Vol. 8 No. 1 P. 20Physicians contribute to objective successful aging by providing good treatment and helping patients maintain good health and avoid illness, but health care providers typically pay inadequate
