The Significance of Retaining Independence Among the Elderly
GERIATRICS INDEPENDENT LIVING PREVENTITIVE HEALTH
The Significance of Retaining Independence Among the Elderly

Why is it critical to foster independence in the elderly? At its most basic level, independence entails having control over your own life. Being self-sufficient provides a person with a ...

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Low-intensity exercise is associated with reduced depression.
COGNITIVE HEALTH DEPRESSSION IN SENIORS GERIATRICS
Low-intensity exercise is associated with reduced depression.

A new study discovered a strong link between low to moderate intensity exercise and lower risks of depression.

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What You Should Know Before Going Through with Hip Replacemeny Surgery
GERIATRICS HIP REPLACEMENT
What You Should Know Before Going Through with Hip Replacemeny Surgery

Hip replacement (together with knee replacement) is one of the most common procedures, with millions of people worldwide undergoing it each year. Surgery is undertaken when non-operative treatments such as medication and physiotherapy are ineffective in controlling the painful...

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Scientists discover the key to longer life in as little as four hours per week
CHAIR EXERCISE VIDEO FOR SENIORS GERIATRICS LONGEVITY
Scientists discover the key to longer life in as little as four hours per week

Two to six sessions of strength training per week were associated with a longer lifespan in those 65 and older.

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Health and Longevity after 60- Part 5: Socialization
GERIATRICS MENTAL HEALTH
Health and Longevity after 60- Part 5: Socialization

Activities and interaction are an important component of the human experience. Sometimes we forget exactly how crucial that is. However, the chance to interact with other people is essential.

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Aging and exercise to minimize aging degeneration
GERIATRICS HEALTHY AGING SENIOR HEALTH
Aging and exercise to minimize aging degeneration

Weakness and sickness are associated with old age. Scientists are working to change that, confronting one of the most difficult difficulties humans face with "cellular senescence," a little-known but growing subject in the study of aging.

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Moving to Assisted Living: 5 Signs That It's Time
ASSISTED LIVING GERIATRICS SENIOR HEALTH
Moving to Assisted Living: 5 Signs That It's Time

Because there are so many emotions involved, it can be difficult to tell whether a relocation is truly necessary - especially if you're trying to avoid making that difficult decision for as long as possible.

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9 Tips for Improving Your Posture as You Get Older
BETTER POSTURE GERIATRICS HEALTHY AGING SENIORS EXERCISE DVD
9 Tips for Improving Your Posture as You Get Older

Here are some simple exercises and vitamins to help you improve your posture. "It's very important for us to be able to stretch and open up and improve our range of motion now that many of us spend our days hunched in front of a computer," said Jonathan F. Bean, MD, ...

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Oh no… not another excruciating leg cramp!
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE FOR SENIORS GERIATRICS LEG CRAMPS SENIOR HEALTH
Oh no… not another excruciating leg cramp!

Leg cramps are also common when exercising or stretching. A leg cramp is defined by a painful contraction, spasm, or tightness of the muscle, also known as a charley horse. So, how can you get rid of leg cramps? It takes s...

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8 Parkinson's Warning Signs
GERIATRICS HEALTH CARE HEALTHY AGING
8 Parkinson's Warning Signs

Parkinson's disease symptoms include tremors and difficulty walking. Early indicators of the disease, which might arise a decade or more before actual symptoms, are commonly misdiagnosed.

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