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Category: senior health

Menopause- 5 Lifestyle Remedies for Menopause Symptoms

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What is Menopause? Menopause occurs 12 months after a woman’s last period. Women may feel changes in their bodies leading up to this point in time and this transitional period is known as perimenopause. Perimenopause is when your ovaries decrease their production of estrogen. This period may occur between your mid-30s to mid-50s. The...
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Muscle Pain and Statins, When is it Time to Visit Your Physical Therapist?

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What are Hyperlipidemia and Statins? September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month! Hyperlipidemia means that the percentage of lipids or fats including cholesterol in your blood is too high. This condition is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Statins are medications commonly prescribed for someone with hyperlipidemia to reduce the risk associated with cardiovascular disease....
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Experiencing Back Pain? 11 Tips to Protect Your Back While Lifting

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Improper Lifting Techniques and Back Pain 65 million Americans report a recent episode of back pain and about 16 million adults experience chronic back pain that negatively impacts their daily activities. Back pain is the sixth most costly condition in the US, the leading cause of work limitations and workdays lost. The most common...
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Are You Tired of Being Incontinent? Physical Therapy Can Help

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What is urinary incontinence? Urinary Incontinence is the loss of bladder control leading someone to leak urine. This condition is more common as we age and affects twice as many women as men. The two most common types of urinary incontinence in women are stress incontinence and urge incontinence. Stress incontinence is when too...
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How Balance Predicts Longevity

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Can you stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds?  Go ahead, try it.  If the answer is yes, the odds are good that you will live 7 more years.  If the answer is no, the odds are still good that you will live 7 more years, but not quite as good. If you’ve already...
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