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Elder Health: Self-Care Tips that Work
With more and more baby boomers heading into their senior years, there are more resources available. And so many of these wonderful resources are now available on the Internet, such as this website. It includes information on the flu, eating well, recipes, glaucoma, winter safety, space heater safety, preventing hypothermia and reducing the risk of diabetes. The fitness section includes articles and links on topics such as improving balance, checking your heart disease risk, cycling, talking and golf. Many elders will benefit from these self-care tips and ideas for better health overall.

Role of Chiropractic Care to Seniors
This is a multi-authored post at NBCI.NLM.NIH.gov by National Center for Biotechnology Information of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The article generally talks about the role of chiropractic care in older adults. Nevertheless, the authors put focus on five specific interventions that are usually performed by Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs). They are spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), acupuncture, recommending physical exercises, nutritional counseling, and fall prevention. The article noted that are limited data on the safety of SMT for seniors, and that well-designed clinical trials and large observational studies are still necessary to identify the most beneficial treatments among them.

Compensation Claim for Medical Malpractice Can be Affected by Ageism
Seniors are entitled to the same level of care as younger people are. This informative article explains how ageism factors in when elderly plaintiffs try to make a compensation claim for receiving subpar health care. Find out how the standard of care changes when a patient is in his or her Golden Years, and how ageism creeps into our attitudes about how we should care for our older citizens.

Disaster Preparedness for Seniors
Nobody ever wants to prepare for a disaster, but it’s smart to do so. Especially for seniors, who may have impaired response times and resources. Disasters such as tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes present challenges for older adults, their caregivers and their families. That’s why aging adults need to have the same disaster response kit as everyone else. The University of Florida provides a link to the Red Cross website that has useful tips for compiling a disaster kit for senior citizens. Seniors will want to make sure they make an emergency information list, a medical information list, a list of doctors, a disability supply list, style and serial numbers of medical device list and emergency document list. It’s better to stay on the side of caution, no matter what age you are.

Silver Sneakers: Staying Fit as Seniors
Get fit and make friends. This program is especially for aging adults and senior citizens, and offers a blend of physical activity, healthy lifestyle and socially oriented programming that lets seniors take control of their health. Members get a free fitness center membership, access to other fitness centers in the U.S., customized health classes, health education seminars on topics specifically about seniors and a senior advisor to help you get acquainted with the site. Fitness classes range from yoga to cardio. The Silver Sneakers Fitness Program is offered by leading Medicare health plans and Medicare Supplement carriers throughout the country at no additional cost, and provides a financially sensible way to stay fit, have fun and make new friends. Skim the database for a location near you!

Home Safety Resources
This site offers many good tips and recommendations to make your home safer specifically for elderly members, in addition to resources concerning general home safety for all.

Discover How a Chiropractor Helps with Back Pain
Chiropractic Back Pain provides information about how chiropractic medicine can help you stay healthy. In addition to an overview of different treatment methods offered by chiropractors, it also sets out other types of treatment options. You will find information posted here about back surgery (including when artificial discs may be used), along with facts about several types of medications that may be used to treat this painful condition, including Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Ultracet, and Ultram, and Acetaminophen with Codeine. You will also find tips on how to prevent back injuries and how to lift objects correctly. Information about whiplash, sciatica, tarlov cysts, and spinal stenosis is also provided.

Better Senior Health: One Condition at a Time
With all the conditions that face seniors, it’s vital to have useful information online to help seniors stay healthy. This site does just that and features information on good health habits for seniors, colorectal cancer screening, healthy eating for seniors, flu shot information for seniors and more. Other topics include: help with Medicare Part D, blood pressure medication, food-drug interactions, hip fractures, restless leg syndrome, arthritis, osteoporosis, menopause, diabetes, cancer, urinary incontinence, glaucoma, sleep changes in seniors, sexual health for seniors, cataracts, prostate cancer, memory loss, and more.

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BetterSeniorHealth.com is a directory of editor-written reviews of non-commercial resources on the Web that provides advice, tips, how-to knowledge and other useful information to promote the physical and mental health of seniors. These resources cover topics raning from healthy eating and nutrition, fitness and exercise, to safety from food, accidents, while driving and at home. The site also addresses mental health and general issues involved in aging well.
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