"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 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 retrieval. [...]

"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 equipment made for younger adults. 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 [...]

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 to the ground, you're dominating you own fears. Rivera aided many to safely overcome the task. What was to become his last and final responsibility, ended with misfortune. After he saw [...]

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 percent of our earth's gravity, would be a healing game-changer. So, a 200-pound person would be the matching of 40 pounds in space. Walking would certainly be more simple and easy. [...]

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 substantially boosted in walking, day-to-day feature, and lifestyle, no matter just how severe their problems. For the two-thirds who make it through a stroke, comprehensive rehabilitation helps them recoup. A good [...]

"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 death, such as cigarette smoking and also alcohol usage, are less dangerous than social isolation as well as solitude. " Solitude also advancements dementia," claims Fraser. He includes that it degrades [...]

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 one in four U.S. residents aged 65 years (or older) report falling each year." Twenty percent of those falls result in a serious injury, such as a fracture or head trauma. [...]

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 rate of infection and goal pneumonia. Among people hospitalized with pneumonia, about 10% are due to aspiration, and it stays among the most common complications following basic anesthesia occurring with one [...]

" 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 down our motion. Not only are legs and arms included, however the tongue is. Problem chewing, moving food along, and lastly swallowing can cause gaging and coughing. Strokes can also trigger [...]