If your senior loved one lives alone, you may worry about their physical and mental health. You may also worry about your loved one’s ability to cook, clean, and do other things around the home. Although your senior parent’s physical, mental, and personal well-being are important, it’s also important that your loved one interacts1 with other people. If your loved one feels isolated and lost, they may lose hope and the will to live the rest of their life to the fullest.…
The spine is the central point of movement and operation for the whole body, so what happens when the spine grows in an abnormal way and is unnaturally curved? A curved spine is most often indicative of a spinal condition known as scoliosis. Scoliosis is a condition that means your brain does not communicate well with the muscles that surround the spine for proper support. Most often deemed as a degenerative disease that will progress with time, being diagnosed with scoliosis can be scary.…
If you have osteoporosis, then you know how important it is to be as safe as you can possibly be. A fracture of the vertebrae, wrist, ankle, or leg at this point would take forever to heal. If you do fall and get a fracture, here are the most common, and most effective osteoporotic fracture treatments that work.
Immobilization
The thought of remaining perfectly still for months for a vertebral fracture seems insane.…
