Senior's Health

With advanced age often comes muscular and skeletal issues, injuries, and even memory and communicative difficulties due to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. In all likelihood, many of us will require one or various assistive technologies to accommodate us. In November, we mark Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and Caregivers Month. Let’s take a look at the various assistive aids that […]

These days, it seems the word “social” means jumping in front of a smartphone or computer to engage in social media. However, there are benefits to real human contact. In fact, research from the University of Minnesota finds that living in isolation is as bad for your health as smoking or high blood pressure. July is social wellness […]

Caring for a loved one can be extremely physically and emotionally demanding. However, many caregivers unselfishly give so much of their time tending to the needs of their loved ones and patients that they often neglect their own health and well being, inadvertently leading to exhaustion and health issues in their own lives, as well […]

Have you looked in the mirror lately? The odd stray grey hair and a few more wrinkles around the eyes are indication that we’re all getting older, and at startling rates. In fact, statistics from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that the senior population in America will reach 83.7 million by the end of 2016…that’s this […]

June is Aphasia Awareness Month, but many have likely never heard of this progressive and degenerative communication disorder that can affect speech and language, both verbal and written. Aphasia typically results after a brain injury, such as a stroke, head trauma, or tumor, causing brain cell damage to the areas of the brain responsible for speech (left side) and/or communication […]

It can be hard to know when we’re at risk for bone loss and deterioration—otherwise known as osteoporosis. We look into the top signs and symptoms of serious bone loss and deterioration in male patients.