Retirement is often associated with relaxation, but fitness should also be a key element. Here’s tips on how seniors can stay fit in retirement.
Balance Exercises for Seniors
The risk of falling is a very serious health concern for seniors. With complications from a fall being the leading cause of injury death for those over 65, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Seniors experience more falls than the rest of the adult population due to...
Preventing Caregiver Burnout
As a parent or spouse advances in age, the responsibility may fall upon you to function as a primary caregiver. Though this is a responsibility that most of us would take on without a second thought, it can be an incredibly stressful and emotionally exhausting role to...
The Senior’s Checklist
Brandon Leonard, MA, EMT-CC, Ambulance Medical Technician with the Nassau County Police Department, in Long Island, New York, has tended to a multitude of elderly patients throughout his career. He’s picked up some helpful tips along the way and has offered to share...
How to Stay Properly Hydrated
Summer is upon us, which means that it’s hot, humid, and your perspiration rate is at its highest. And the more you sweat, the more likely you are to experience symptoms of dehydration if you’re elderly. Staying well-hydrated is important year-round, but especially...
Chiropractic Manipulation May Increase Risk of Stroke
According to an article published in the Guardian, there have been well over 500 documented cases of patients suffering from a stroke after having their neck manipulated by a chiropractor. “What seems to happen is that certain manipulations carried out by...
