Posts Tagged ‘strokes’
Preventing and Surviving Strokes
The National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) The National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) is from May 13-19. It traditionally begins on Mother’s Day, which this year falls on May 13 and this year it will focus on “Celebrating Life’s Stories.” Here at Ditmas Park, resident mothers will be honored with a Mother’s Day celebration…
Read MoreKnitting Therapy for Seniors
Knitting Therapy is a Popular Activity Knitting is one of the handcrafts that is still popular in today’s digital world and knitting therapy has shown itself to be enormously beneficial for senior health in a preventive way and in a therapeutic way. Knitting is both mental and physical therapy. It is beneficial for the mind…
Read MoreSeniors, Financial Loss, Poverty and Stress
Stress from Sudden Financial Loss Stress is a killer. Many diseases are either caused or worsened by stress. One of the main ways stress hits seniors is by their financial situation. A sudden financial loss is much worse for someone over the age of 65 than it is for someone younger who can still get…
Read MoreVascular Dementia – Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI)
Vascular Dementia – Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) Vascular dementia also called vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s Disease, but it can sometimes be prevented. In some ways they appear similar, but the cause of each one is completely different. Vascular dementia is caused by obstructions and damage…
Read MoreSmoking and Seniors
It is never too late to stop smoking, but the sooner you do it the more you can help prevent further damage to your health. The health risks for seniors who smoke are multiplied as seniors are also facing the challenges of aging. Smoking kills In the United States smoking is the main culprit responsible…
Read MoreDrug gives Hope for Breakthrough in Preventing Brain Damage from Strokes
Strokes in the United States According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Strokes are the Fifth Cause of Death and Disability in the US, About 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. Every 40 seconds in the United States a person suffers a stroke. Drug QNZ-46 Can Protect Brain from Damage from…
Read MoreStroke Rehabilitation and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)
Music Enabled Movement in Limbs Paralyzed by Strokes The Hearing Before The Special Committee on Aging United States Senate August 1, 1991 contains testimonies from doctors and scientists about stroke survivors who were paralyzed in a leg and unable to move or walk, but could tap their foot when listening to music. Other stroke victims…
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