Playing Catch Can Improve Balance and Prevent Falls (Video)
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Playing Catch Can Improve Balance and Prevent Falls
Playing Catch Can Improve Balance and Prevent Falls The simple training exercise of catching a weighted medicine ball can improve balance and may help prevent falls in the elderly, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. When someone is jostled by a bump or a stumble, the...
Walking Speed Could Be Predictor of Dementia (VIDEO)
Walking Speed Could Be Predictor of Dementia (VIDEO)
Walking Speed Could Be Predictor of Dementia
(Science Daily) A study involving nearly 27,000 older adults on five continents found that nearly 1 in 10 met criteria for pre-dementia based on a simple test that measures how fast people walk and whether they have cognitive complaints. People who tested positive for pre-dementia were twice as likely as...
Older Adults Experience More Vision Difficulties at Home – Make Things Brighter
(From JAMA) Adults have better vision in clinics rather than at home, due to poor home lighting, according to a study by Anjali M. Bhorade, M.D., MSCI, of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and colleagues. Clinicians often assume that vision measured in the clinic is equivalent to...