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Allergies
As the trees start to bloom and the pollen gets airborne, allergy sufferers begin their annual ritual of sniffling and sneezing...
Range of Motion Exercises
Range-of-motion exercises (also called stretching, ROM or flexibility exercises) help preserve flexibility and mobility of the joints on which they are performed...
Winter Blues, Fact or Fiction?
As the days get shorter, daylight becomes scarce and the nights get colder, it is natural to feel a little down...
Digestive Health
Constipation and irregularity are among seniors’ top complaints for many reasons...
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, affects an estimated 1.3 million individuals in the United States...
Parkinson's Disease Dementia (PDD)
Parkinson's disease dementia occurs when a patient with Parkinson's disease develops a progressive dementia at least two years after a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease has been made, and other causes of dementia have been ruled out...
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Heart failure affects nearly five million Americans. Roughly 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow as you exhale and make it increasingly difficult for you to breathe...
Spirit of Gardening
It is hardly surprising that many elderly people enjoy gardening as it’s a healthy way of maintaining fitness and is an activity which can be strenuous or gentle depending on your capabilities...
Depression vs. Dementia
Never assume that a loss of mental sharpness is just a normal sign of old age...
Recognizing a Stroke
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults...
Advance Directives
In Pennsylvania you have the right to decide whether to accept, reject or discontinue medical care and treatment...
Range of Motion (Wrists, Elbows, Forearms, Shoulders)
These exercises reduce stiffness and help keep your joints flexible...
Music Therapy
The idea of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is not a new concept, but has been used throughout history...
Identity Theft (Template)
Recommended steps for the investigation of identity theft...
Identity Theft (Contact Information)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 600 Pennsylvania, NW, H-130, Washington, DC 20580 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338)...