Assisting Hands Home Care – Naperville http://assistinghands.com/naperville/ 630-321-9000 Photo Credit: Fort Rucker via Compfight cc The healthiest seniors are those who spend time exercising to stay fit and active. With regular exercise, you can help prevent or improve conditions ranging from osteoporosis to heart disease. However, the risk of injury can make exercise difficult for some seniors. This…
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a number of other health complications, but a new study appearing in the diabetes may lose more brain volume than is expected as they age. Although common wisdom is that the shrinkage of blood vessels is usually associated brain-related health conditions such as strokes or dementia,…
According to Reuters Health, which reported on a study by from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago published in “Patient Education and Counseling,” miscommunication between healthcare providers and patient concerns over drug interactions lead to many seniors having an unnecessarily complicated medication regimen. The report suggests that the…
While arthritis is associated with a deteriorating physical condition, a new study suggests that it also can affect an arthritis patient’s psychological condition. Arthritis includes more than 100 different rheumatic diseases and conditions, the most common of which is osteoarthritis. Other forms of arthritis that occur often are rheumatoid arthritis,…
A recent story in HealthDay News, quoting from a new study published in the journal Neurology, found that women who survive a stroke tend to have a poorer quality of life than male stroke survivors do. After studying women stroke survivors for three months, “women were more likely than men to have…
As we age our sleep patterns change, so as seniors we may become sleepy earlier, wake up earlier, or enjoy less deep sleep. A study of adults over 65 found that 13 percent of men and 36 percent of women take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep. So it…
The Benefits of an Exercise Program for Seniors Conversations In Care follow Mon, March 11, 2013 01:00 pm Play in your default player Open in new window Share on linkedin Share on email Embed Join host Tami Neumann in Conversation with Richard Ueberfluss as they talk about how to create…
What Makes Feet Hurt? Most of us start life with trouble-free feet. What goes wrong? Of hundreds of known foot ailments, most can be traced to: heredity improper foot care injury (often caused by shoes and socks or stockings that don’t fit well) the effects of aging. Women have about…
Senior pain often ignored and misunderstood By Richard Ueberfluss, PT, MBA, OCS, MTC Assessing pain is important for all patients, but it is especially an issue among elderly patients. They often do not report pain so they needlessly suffer and their pain goes untreated. The elderly themselves expect to have some…
Seniors and Medication Adherence It is no secret that prescription drug use is increasing among people of all ages. This is especially the case for those 65 and over. According to the CDC, three out of four seniors take two or more medications per day. Thirty-seven percent take five or…
