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Category: Healthy Aging

Caring For Someone With Dementia

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Around the world, about 55 million people are living with dementia. This number is expected to double by the year 2050.1 Dementia is the symptoms that come from memory loss and everyday thinking skills. Alzheimer’s disease, which makes up about 60-80% of dementia cases, is when there are abnormal changes in the brain, leading...
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Alzheimer's, Cognition, communication, Dementia, Diet, environment, Family, Goals, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Life Success, memory, quality of life, Relationships, Safety Tips, senior health, Stress Leave a Comment

Six Fall Prevention Steps to Help Your Older Loved Ones

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Did you know that one in four older Americans falls every year? Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people aged 65+. Falls can result in hip fractures, broken bones, and head injuries. Even falls without a major injury can cause an older adult to become fearful or depressed,...
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Balance Issues, balance training, ChoosePT, Chronic Pain, coordination, Dehydration, Depression, environment, Exercise, Eye Care, Eye Health, Fall Prevention, Falls Free, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Living Fall Free, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy MN, Older Americans Month, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy, Physical Wellness, PT, Safety Tips, senior health, Senior Safety, Stress, weakness Leave a Comment

Is Your Wellness Wheel Balanced?

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August is National Wellness Month! Although being overwhelmed and stressed is common, it should not be considered normal. Sometimes you can be so overwhelmed, it can be hard to know exactly why. A wellness wheel is something that looks at all dimensions of life to make sure you are spending enough or not too...
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Balanced Eating, Depression, Diet, Emotional Wellness, Goals, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Senior, Healthy Teens, Intellectual Wellness, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Motivation, Occupational Wellness, Physical Health, Physical Wellness, Prevention, self-care, senior health, Social Wellness, Spiritual Wellness Leave a Comment

Maintaining Balance and Stability by Improving Core Strength

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Balance is maintained through a combination of three different body systems working together efficiently and effectively. These systems include: 1,2,3,4: (1) Vestibular “inner ear” system: provides information to the brain about motion, head position, and spatial orientation (2) Visual system: eyes send signals to your brain for where you are in space in relation...
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Active Aging, Back Pain, Balance Issues, balance training, Behavior, ChoosePT, Chronic Pan, environment, Exercise, Experience, Fall Prevention, Falls Free, fatigue, Goals, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Senior, Heart Health, injury, Injury Prevention, Life Lessons, Life Success, lifestyle changes, Long-Term Goals, Motivation, Movement, Muscle, Muscle Strain, pain, Pain Medication, Pain Relief, Physical Health, Physical Therapy in MN, Prevention, PT, PT in MN, quality of life, Resources, Safety Tips, senior health, Seniors Staying Active, Sprains, Strains, Stress Relief, stretching, weakness, Wellness, Workout Leave a Comment

Returning to Activity After the Pandemic

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, activity levels dropped for a lot of people. Between stay-at-home orders, gym closures and working from home, people became more sedentary. On top of that, there were shortages of equipment like dumbbells and bicycles, making staying active at home difficult even if you wanted to. But this summer, things look...
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Active Aging, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Exercise, Foot Pain, Goals, Health, Healthy, Healthy Aging, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Senior, Healthy Teens, Heart, injury, Injury Prevention, lifestyle changes, Motivation, Movement, Overuse Injuries, pain, Pain Relief, Runners Injuries, Running, Safety Tips, Sprains, Strains, strength program, Stress, Stress Relief, stretching, Summer, Training, weakness, Wellness, Workout, Yoga Leave a Comment
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