If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they aid in balance as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, send messages to the brain that help you orient to your environment and aid in balance. "We know that falls impact our seniors," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care. Falls are a major of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among the ederly, according to the National Council on Aging. Here are a few tips about how the body [...]

"If you forgot where you put your keys, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think your losing your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Helath Care in Melbourne FL. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." 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 [...]

"If you forgot where you put your keys, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think your losing your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Helath Care in Melbourne FL. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." 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 [...]

"There's a large 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 age brings conditions to overcome," says Cleveland. Jeff believes that seniors require specialized equipment that is made specifically for their needs. Walk into any gym and you will likely see equipment made for younger people. 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 during the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's responsibilities were to train young recruits how to safely repel out of a helicopter. Training involves a rigorous and also 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 an eye-opening experience. As you look down for the very first time repelling to the ground, you're conquering you own anxieties. Rivera assisted many to safely dominate the task. What was to become his last as well as final task, finished with tragedy. After he saw [...]

More than 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. Although the occurrence of stroke has declined significantly given that the 1960s, the strokes that do occur are equally as severe. As a matter of fact, stroke is a leading cause of long-lasting handicap in the United States. Thinking about the above truth, research does offer good information. The largest U.S. research of stroke rehabilitation to date, reveals 52 percent of the participants dramatically enhanced in strolling, everyday function, and lifestyle, despite exactly how severe their problems. For the two-thirds who survive a stroke, extensive rehabilitation helps them recoup. A good example [...]

"The COVID pandemic has actually been damaging to our area," states Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "due to the fact that isolation leaves many senior citizens more prone." " We know the research study," claims Fraser. Over the last 60 years, studies have actually shown that those lacking in social partnerships have greater wellness risks than those connected with physical inactivity and also excessive weight. And other reputable danger elements for mortality, such as cigarette smoking and alcohol usage, are less harmful than social seclusion and also isolation. " Loneliness additionally developments mental deterioration," says Fraser. He includes [...]