Preventing Common Injuries for Seniors

Common Injuries For Seniors And How To Prevent & Treat Them As people age, it can be much easier to pick up an injury, and there are a few common ailments that people find as they age. These can be frustrating injuries as they can stop people from leading an...

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Senior Mobility – Important Reminders to Stay Safe (Video)

Senior Mobility – Important Reminders to Stay Safe Experiencing problems with your own senior mobility? You’re not alone. The United States Census Bureau reports that of the almost 16 million seniors who have a disability, a whopping two thirds of them report theirs is specifically linked to issues with mobility...

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Senior Mobility – Important Reminders to Stay Safe

Senior Mobility – Important Reminders from Vive Health Experiencing problems with your own mobility? You’re not alone. The United States Census Bureau reports that of the almost 16 million seniors who have a disability, a whopping two thirds of them report theirs is specifically linked to issues with mobility –...

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Fall Prevention – Brain Activity May Predict Risk of Falls

Fall Prevention – Brain Activity May Predict Risk of Falls in Older People When it comes to fall prevention, measuring the brain activity of healthy, older adults while they walk and talk at the same time may help predict their risk of falls later, according to a study published in...

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Potty Talk – Toilet Safety at Home

ADA Compliant Does Not Necessarily Mean Safety for Everyone Lesli Jenkins Wang, President & CEO, Free2Go Mobility Products It is commonplace to read articles about the rapid increase in our aging population. We are provided with tools to help our family members “age in place”. We install monitoring devices, ramps...

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Eating Mediterranean Diet Lowers Hip Fracture Risk in Women

  Eating Mediterranean Diet Lowers Hip Fracture Risk in Women Eating a Mediterranean diet full of fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts, legumes and whole grains appears to be associated with a lower risk of hip fracture in women, although the actual risk reduction was small, according to a study published online...

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Treatments that Reduce Knee Buckling May Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Treatments that Reduce Knee Buckling May Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults Knee buckling, often described as a knee ‰ÛÏgiving way,‰Û is a symptom of knee instability that frequently affects older individuals, in particular those with knee pain and knee osteoarthritis (OA), and may be caused by muscle weakness and...

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