Lower Extremity Revascularization Rarely Improves Ambulatory Status For Elderly
Many patients immobile or dead a year later, but some benefit.
Geriatric Pain Management
White Paper Addresses AEs Associated With Painkillers
Opioid painkillers account for about $55.6 billion in societal costs each year.
Struggling With Routine Tasks Predicts Adverse Heart Outcomes
Struggling patients more likely to be hospitalized than those who can handle basic chores.
Higher Mortality Post-Hip Fracture Linked With Early Discharge From Hospital
Survival odds improved with a longer stay, study finds.
Reducing Sedentary Time Benefits People With Limited Mobility
Work and movement around the house translates into cardiovascular benefits.
Injury From Chiropractic Care Assessed in Elderly
Chiropractic visits were linked with lower risk of injury when compared with an office visit.
Metabolic Syndrome Common Among Older People With High Risk for Mobility Disability
No consistent observations between metabolic syndrome and walking speed, self-reported disability.
Pain Reports Rise Between 1990s and 2010
Health care providers urged to assist in building supportive care networks.
Pain Modulation Noted in RA Patients Who Exercised
The benefits of exercise with arthritis have been well documented.
Muscle Pain in Older Adults May Indicate Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Asking older patients about their muscle pain can help prevent undiagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
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