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Managing Fatigue With Parkinson’s

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Do you or a loved one with Parkinson’s disease (PD) feel physically or mentally exhausted? This could be fatigue — [...]

Exercise May Help Parkinson’s Patients Avoid Falls

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Parkinson’s disease patients are known to be at a higher risk of falling, due to the changes in the brain [...]

Decoding the Dementia, Depression Link

Memory trouble, excessive sleeping, decreased interest in hobbies and activities, social withdrawal—all of these are symptoms often exhibited by a [...]

4 Tips for Managing Depression in a Loved One with Dementia

As any veteran caregiver can attest, dementia has a nasty way of making a difficult situation even more challenging. So, [...]

The Connection Between Pain and Depression

Does pain cause depression, or does depression cause pain? Many research studies have been conducted trying to establish and analyze [...]

Senior Gifts: It’s the Giving, Not the Gift That Matters Most

Have you ever agonized over what gift to give your mom or dad or elderly relative? If you’re like most [...]

4 Red Flags to Look for During Holiday Visits With Parents

When families live far away from one another, the holidays may be the only opportunity that long-distance caregivers and family [...]

How to Include an Aging Family Member in Holiday Celebrations

The holidays are meant to be a joyous time for families to gather and celebrate. As we head into this [...]

The Holidays Can Be Happy for Families with Dementia

Season greetings! I’m Mary Blazek, M.D., a geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Michigan. I specialize in care of people [...]

How Aging Changes in Bones, Muscles, and Joints

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Changes in posture and gait (walking pattern) are common with aging. The skeleton provides support and structure to the body. [...]

Physical Therapy: An Alternative for Pain Management

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We are in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Nearly 25.3 million adults suffer from daily (chronic) pain, according to [...]

What is Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis, by far the most common form of arthritis among older people, is a condition brought on partly by aging [...]

An Overview of Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis (Degenerative Arthritis), or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, [...]

Medications for Alzheimer’s Disease

Once a diagnosis is made, the first question that comes to mind is, “What type of treatment is available?” Is [...]

Why a Daily Routine is Helpful for People with Dementia

Whether indulging in a morning cup of coffee, or going for a lunchtime walk around the block, daily routines provide [...]

The Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

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It is instinctive for humans to want a roadmap or some sort of guide to help get us through a [...]

How to Prevent Medication-Related Problems

If the healthcare industry tracked the costs of addressing medication related problems (MRPs) it would be the fourth most costly [...]

Preventive Screening for Seniors: Is That Test Really Necessary?

Caregivers and seniors often find themselves inundated with messages touting the benefits of this cancer detection test, or that diagnostic [...]

Adult Vaccination: Protect Yourself, Protect Others

In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, [...]

How to Help a Loved One with Speech Aphasia

Over the span of two decades, author, columnist, consultant and speaker Carol Bradley Bursack cared for a neighbor and six [...]

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