"If you forgot where you put your keys, 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." And when it fails, people react in a variety of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory and driving comes with [...]

"There's a big difference between how we should workout in our 20s and how we should workout when we're much 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. he believes that seniors require specialized equipment that is made specifically for their needs. Walk into any gym and you'll likely see [...]

As an airborne sergeant for the Army throughout the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's obligations were to train 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 who stand in the open door of an in-flight helicopter, it's a mind-blowing experience. As you look down for the very first time repelling [...]

The actions we take are one of the most standard form of function. One foot in front of the other, we stroll. For many people, strolling without pain is not an option as a result of neurological injury, excessive weight, disease, as well as overall stress and anxiety on joints with weight bearing. But suppose you could prevent Earth's gravitational area? A journey to the moon, which has simply 20 [...]

More than 795,000 Americans endure a stroke yearly. Although the occurrence of stroke has actually declined significantly because the 1960s, the strokes that do occur are just as severe. In fact, stroke is a leading source of lasting special needs in the United States. Taking into consideration the above fact, research does give excellent news. The largest U.S. study of stroke rehab to day, reveals 52 percent of the participants [...]

"The COVID pandemic has actually been destructive to our area," claims Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Option Healthcare, "since isolation leaves many elders much more prone." " We understand the study," states Fraser. Over the last 60 years, research studies have shown that those lacking in social partnerships have better health risks than those associated with physical lack of exercise and obesity. And also various other reputable risk aspects for [...]

House is the location where you feel in control and correctly oriented in space and time. It is a secure and predictable location. Yet more accidents occur in our houses than any other location. For individuals over age 65, home is the most likely location for an injury to take place from a fall. Falling is the single leading reason for house accidents in older grownups. According to AARP, "Approximately [...]

As we age, we understand about our risks. We take fall prevention classes, join a gym, eat right, and keep active. Doing all the right things gives us assurance. Regrettably, we take swallowing for granted. states Geoff Fraser, Partner at Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) impact as much as 15 million people, and can result in serious problems such as dehydration, poor nutrition, a greater [...]

" You wouldn't think that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for issue," states Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," admits Cleveland. He states there is a fine balance between chewing and breathing. When a neurologic or medical disorder hinders the equilibrium between the two, breathing and swallowing can end up being dangerously out of sync. Parkinson disease, for instance, slows [...]