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Tag: muscle atrophy

Osteoporosis Drugs Are Effective but Be Wary of Side Effects

Jul272016dueberflussaging, exercise, fall, fall prevention, home care, medication, muscle atrophy, senior care

By Richard Ueberfluss More than 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men over fifty will suffer from an osteoporosis-related fracture. Osteoporosis occurs when bone breaks down faster than it is replenished, leaving the skeleton porous and brittle.  Women lose bone density more rapidly during menopause, so they are more susceptible to osteoporosis than men. Multiple medications, poor vision…

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Is bed rest injuring patients after discharge?

Apr222015dueberflussbed rest, elderly care, fall prevention, home care, muscle atrophy, senior care

Bed Rest serves as a time honored treatment for both injury and illness, and is prescribed more often around flu season. A normal muscle, at complete rest, in absence of illness, loses up to 15% of its strength each week.1 During bed rest, the first muscles to become atrophied are the trunk and lower extremity muscles involved in gait and…

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