Connie Swartz doesn't look like a typical computer geek, but she is. She only likes computers because it was a means to write poetry and attach graphics and music to her productions. A few years ago while working on her computer, she realized that the words on the screen didn't make sense to her. She felt odd. "I knew something was really wrong," says Connie. A quick trip to the hospital proved her right. She survived a stroke. "I worried that I'd never be the same again, but that wasn't the case," she says. Months later she made a full recovery [...]

"If you forgot where you put your wallet, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think you've lost your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." And when it fails, people react in a variety of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory and driving comes with one wrong turn. It can offset orientation and memory. Memory recall experts cite the psychological adage, "If you don't encode, you can't retrieve." More specifically, memory involves encoding, recording, and [...]

"There's a big difference between how we should workout in our 20s and how we should workout when we're decades older," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. "You can't push it like before, and getting older brings conditions to overcome," says Cleveland. Cleveland believes that seniors require specialized equipment that is made specifically for their needs. Walk into any gym and you'll likely see equipment made for younger people. And most of today's exercise machines are designed for 18 to 35 year-olds. "Older adult needs just aren't supported," says Cleveland. To make a difference with [...]

The actions we take are one of the most standard form of function. One foot in front of the other, we stroll. For lots of people, strolling without discomfort is not a choice as a result of neurological injury, weight problems, disease, as well as general anxiety on joints with weight bearing. However what happens if you could prevent Earth's gravitational area? A trip to the moon, which has simply 20 percent of our world's gravity, would be a healing game-changer. So, a 200-pound person would certainly be the matching of 40 pounds in space. Walking would certainly be more easy. [...]

More than 795,000 Americans endure a stroke every year. Although the occurrence of stroke has declined considerably given that the 1960s, the strokes that do occur are just as severe. As a matter of fact, stroke is a leading root cause of long-lasting impairment in the United States. Taking into consideration the above truth, research does give good information. The biggest U.S. research of stroke rehab to day, shows 52 percent of the participants significantly improved in strolling, everyday function, and also lifestyle, no matter how severe their problems. For the two-thirds who make it through a stroke, considerable recovery helps [...]

" You would not believe that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for concern," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," confesses Cleveland. He states there is a fine balance in between chewing and breathing. When a neurologic or medical disorder interferes with the equilibrium in between the two, breathing and swallowing can end up being alarmingly out of sync. Parkinson disease, for example, decreases our motion. Not only are limbs involved, but the tongue is also. Difficulty chewing, moving food along, and lastly swallowing can trigger gaging and coughing. Strokes can [...]

For years, cancer was everything about making it through a meager quantity of time. Now with many individuals beating the chances, some rehab programs intend to enhance life quality and function for those impacted by this persistent disease. " Because the majority of cancer patients and survivors experience some type of physical problems, it may cause special needs and affect quality of life," states Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care." What's more, research shows just 5 percent of those affected get a referral for physical, occupational or speech treatment. With too couple of oncologists and cancer cosmetic surgeons referring [...]