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Age Proof: Living Longer without Breaking a Hip
One might think that car accidents, heart disease, and diabetes are the biggest threats to living a long life. Turns out, it’s a hip-breaking fall that shortens life spans. “Breaking a hip can have serious consequences on an individual's life span,” says Geoff Fraser, senior vice president of Clear Choice Health Care. Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by weak and brittle bones, increases the risk of fractures, including hip fractures. It [...]
Pulmonary Rehab Reduces Hospital Admissions
If you have a lung condition like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, you already know that your chances of respiratory infection will likely lead to hospital admission. COPD is a chronic respiratory condition that can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. It often leads to frequent hospitalizations due to exacerbations and complications. However, outpatient pulmonary rehab offers a proactive approach to managing COPD, aiming to reduce [...]
Exercise May Reduce Disability Even in Frail Elders
Absence of mobility is just one of the most usual disability amongst older Americans, Census Bureau records show. Mobility is vital for independent living as well as making it through the day. Activites such as visiting a medical professional's workplace or shopping can be challenging. Whether you need to walk across a room to the bathroom or cooking area, get out of bed or a chair, or walk through a [...]
How the Inner Ear Plays a Vital Role in Balance
If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they assist as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, relay 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 [...]
Memory Loss: What’s normal, What is not and tips to Enhance Memory Recall
"If you forgot where you put your wallet, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think you've lost your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. "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 [...]
Jeff Cleveland States Core Strength Offsets Aging
"There's a large difference between how we should workout in our 20s and how we should workout when we're decades 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. Cleveland believes that seniors require specialized equipment that is made specifically for their needs. Walk into any gym and you will likely see [...]
Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care Comments on Reach Out to Community
" Since 2009, Conway Lakes Health Care Center has actually partnered with various schools, vendors, and communities that have all volunteered and donated time and effort for our "Backpack Giveaway" event," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. To date, Conway Lakes has given over 2500 backpacks that equate to $42,500 in donated items to local community kids that were in most need. They host the event at [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice reflects on an Unsung Hero Rising Again
As an airborne sergeant for the Army throughout the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's obligations were to educate young recruits exactly how to safely repel out of a helicopter. Training includes a rigorous and multi-phase procedure for those who 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 [...]
The steps we take are the most basic form of function. One foot in fro…
The steps we take are the most basic form of function. One foot in front of the other, we walk. For lots of people, strolling without discomfort is not a choice due to neurological injury, excessive weight, disease, and general stress and anxiety on joints with weight bearing. Yet what if you could stay clear of Earth's gravitational field? A trip to the moon, which has just 20 percent of [...]
Jeff Cleveland claims Focus on Seniors: Story of Stroke Recovery
More than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke each year. Although the incidence of stroke has actually declined dramatically because the 1960s, the strokes that do occur are equally as severe. As a matter of fact, stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. Considering the above reality, research study does supply good information. The largest U.S. research of stroke rehabilitation to day, reveals 52 percent of [...]
“The COVID pandemic has actually been detrimental to our area,” says Geoff Fraser
"The COVID pandemic has actually been detrimental to our area," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "due to the fact that isolation leaves numerous seniors a lot more vulnerable." " We know the research study," says Fraser. Over the last 60 years, research studies have actually revealed that those doing not have in social connections have better wellness dangers than those connected with physical lack of exercise [...]
Geoff Fraser speaks on Getting back to Community Post COVID
"The COVID pandemic has actually been harmful to our community," claims Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "since seclusion leaves many elders a lot more susceptible." " We know the research," states Fraser. Over the last 60 years, researches have actually revealed that those doing not have in social relationships have better wellness dangers than those connected with physical lack of exercise as well as excessive weight. And [...]
Therapy and Meditation may play a role in Heart Disease Prevention states Jeff Cleveland
You've probably heard your doctor tell you to alter your way of life if you're one of 92 million American grownups that are living with some form of heart illness. Minimizing high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and reducing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy modification. Now, professionals state, you can add meditation to that list of guidance. According to a brand-new evaluation from the American Heart Association (AHA), [...]
Geoff Fraser: 3 Speech Therapy Innovations that Save Lives
As we age, we know about our threats. We take fall avoidance classes, sign up with a health club, consume right, and keep active. Doing all the right things gives us assurance. Sadly, we take swallowing for approved. states Geoff Fraser, Partner at Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) impact as much as 15 million people, and can lead to severe complications such as dehydration, poor [...]
Jeff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care Suggests 5 ways to Improve…
Jeff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care Suggests 5 ways to Improve Safety and Lessen Fall Risk House is the place where you feel in control and appropriately oriented in space and time. It is a secure and foreseeable place. Yet more accidents occur in our houses than any other location. For people over age 65, house is the most likely location for an injury to take place from a [...]
Therapy and meditation might contribute in heart problem prevention says Jeff Cleveland
Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care knows a thing or more about treatment and how it can help you and if you're one of 92 million American grownups that are coping with some type of heart problem, you've probably heard your physician tell you to change your way of life. Decreasing high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reducing body weight can be the gold standard of heart-healthy modification. [...]
Brain Disease: How It Affects Swallowing Safety
" You would not believe that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for concern," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," confesses Cleveland. He states there is a fine balance in between chewing and breathing. When a neurologic or medical condition interferes with the balance in between the two, breathing and swallowing can become precariously out of sync. Parkinson disease, for [...]
Exercise Your Way Out of Arthritis Pain Says Jeff Cleveland
If you want to feel less discomfort, take fewer medications, improve your flexibility, get stronger, and prevent joint replacement surgery in the future, then you're going to have to get moving, says Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH, head of rheumatology at Michigan State University. A terrific method to begin moving is extending, which is not something just professional athletes need to do prior to a competition. Reality is that performing [...]
Jeff Cleveland: Cancer Rehabilitation and Prehab Give Options
For many years, cancer was all about making it through a short period of time. Now with many individuals beating the chances, some rehab programs intend to enhance life quality and function for those affected by this persistent illness. " Because most cancer patients and survivors experience some kind of physical problems, it may lead to disability and affect quality of life," states Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health [...]
Gravity Got You Down? Try Water!
Defying gravity makes science fiction a therapeutic reality Putting weight onto a ‘bum’ knee, forcing heaviness onto a diminished joint or placing a load onto an inflamed nerve, can be problematic and painful for many people. But what if you could avoid Earth’s gravitational field? A trip to the moon, which has just 20 percent of our planet’s gravity, would be a therapeutic game-changer. An individual weighing 200 pounds [...]
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