Fifteen percent of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability. Another 45 percent are “pre-frail,” or at heightened risk of becoming physically diminished. A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found frailty… Continue reading Evaluating Frailty in Seniors
Category: Osteoartrhritis
Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty were at increased risk of heart attacks (myocardial infarction) in the early post-operative period. However, the good news is that long-term risk of heart attacks did not persist. Yet the not-so-good news is that the risk for… Continue reading Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
High Intensity Training Helps Ease Arthritis Pains
According to researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, arthritis is a disease that sneaks up on you. Fingers and toes slowly but surely become stiff and painful. A nice morning stretch is no longer all it takes to get your body moving. Arthritis is a chronic illness that sinks its claws into your… Continue reading High Intensity Training Helps Ease Arthritis Pains