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Exercise May Reduce Disability Even in Frail Elders
Absence of mobility is just one of the most usual disability amongst older Americans, Census Bureau records show. Mobility is vital for independent living as well as making it through the day. Activites such as visiting a medical professional's workplace or shopping can be challenging. Whether you need to walk across a room to the bathroom or cooking area, get out of bed or a chair, or walk through a [...]
The Right Step
Wes Gunn gets ready for stroke rehab. He puts on a harness, and looks like he's going to jump off a plane. In truth, he's working out with new equipment called Solo Step. No matter what happens, he can't fall to the ground. The track system that he's attached to won't let him. "This is a real game-changer for anyone who's struggling to walk," says JoJo Casano, PT. The new [...]
The comforts of social access with a computer
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 [...]
How the Inner Ear Plays a Vital Role in Mainting Balance
If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they aid in balance as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, send messages to the brain that help you orient to your surroundings and aid in balance. "We know that falls impact our seniors," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care. Falls are a major of [...]
Memory Loss: What is Normal, what’s not and tips to Enhance Memory
"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 [...]
Jeff Cleveland States Core Strength Offsets Aging
"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 [...]
Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care Comments on Reach Out to Community
" Since 2009, Conway Lakes Health Care Center has actually partnered with different colleges, suppliers, as well as communities that have all volunteered and also donated time and effort for our "Backpack Giveaway" event," claims Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. To date, Conway Lakes has given over 2500 backpacks that equate to $42,500 in donated products to local community kids who were in most need. They hold [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care comments on an Unsung Hero Rising Again
As an airborne sergeant for the Army during the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's obligations were to educate young recruits exactly how to safely repel out of a helicopter. Training entails a strenuous as well as multi-phase procedure for those that are not faint of heart. For many that stand in the open door of an in-flight helicopter, it's an eye-opening experience. As you look down for the first time repelling to [...]
The actions we take are one of the most standard form of function. One…
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 [...]
Jeff Cleveland claims Focus on Seniors: Story of Stroke Recovery
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 [...]
“The COVID pandemic has been hard on our community” states Geoff Fraser
"The COVID pandemic has actually been destructive to our neighborhood," claims Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "because isolation leaves a lot of seniors much more prone." " We know the study," states Fraser. Over the last 60 years, studies have actually revealed that those doing not have in social relationships have better wellness risks than those connected with physical lack of exercise and also obesity. As well [...]
Treatment and Meditation may play a role in Heart Disease Prevention states Jeff Cleveland
You've most likely heard your doctor tell you to alter your lifestyle if you're one of 92 million American adults that are living with some kind of heart illness. Minimizing high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and decreasing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy change. Now, professionals state, you can include meditation to that list of recommendations. According to a brand-new evaluation from the American Heart Association (AHA), meditation [...]
Geoff Fraser: 3 Speech treatment technologies that Save Lives
As we age, we understand about our risks. We take fall prevention classes, join a health club, eat right, and keep active. Doing all the right things provides us peace of mind. Regrettably, we take swallowing for given. says Geoff Fraser, Partner at Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. Swallowing conditions (dysphagia) impact up to 15 million individuals, and can result in serious complications such as dehydration, malnutrition, a [...]
Geoff Fraser Discusses 5 methods to Improve Safety and Lessen Fall Risk
Home is the place where you feel in control and appropriately oriented in space and time. It is a safe and secure and foreseeable location. Yet more mishaps take place in our homes than any other place. For people over age 65, home is the most likely location for an injury to happen from a fall. Falling is the single leading cause of home accidents in older adults. According to [...]
Treatment and meditation may play a role in cardiovascular disease prevention says Jeff Cleveland
Jeff Cleveland knows a thing or more about treatment and meditation and how they can help you and if you're one of 92 million American adults that are coping with some kind of heart disease, you've most likely heard your doctor tell you to alter your lifestyle. Lowering high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reducing body weight can be the gold standard of heart-healthy change. Now, professionals state, you [...]
Brain Disease: How It Affects Swallowing Safety
" 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 [...]
Escape Arthritis Pain Through Stretching and Movement says Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care
If you want to feel less discomfort, take fewer medications, enhance your versatility, get stronger, and prevent joint replacement surgery in the future, then you're going to need to get moving, states Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH, head of rheumatology at Michigan State University. A great way to begin moving is stretching, which is not something just professional athletes need to do prior to a competitors. Fact is that carrying [...]
Jeff Cleveland Cancer rehab and prehab provide choices
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 [...]