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Exercises to help seniors stay independent at home

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Assisting Hands Home Care – Naperville https://www.assistinghands.com/naperville/ 630-321-9000 Photo Credit: Fort Rucker via Compfight cc The healthiest seniors are those who spend time exercising to stay fit and active. With regular exercise, you can help prevent or improve conditions ranging from osteoporosis to heart disease. However, the risk of injury can make exercise difficult for some seniors. This article will explore a few of the best activities to…

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Are we Ignoring Seniors Pain?

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Senior pain often ignored and misunderstood By Richard Ueberfluss, PT, MBA, OCS, MTC Assessing pain is important for all patients, but it is especially an issue among elderly patients. They often do not report pain so they needlessly suffer and their pain goes untreated.  The elderly themselves expect to have some pain and do not want to be a burden. This…

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Does Activity for Home Bound Seniors Help?

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It’s a natural for home bound seniors to resist exercise.  Many would rather sit in front of the television all day.  There are lots of reasons to avoid activity, some seniors are fearful of falls and avoid activity because of the risk of falls, but is inactivity a good remedy for avoiding falls and what are the health effects? A recent…

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