These are some question that might come to you if you are worried over your memory.
What should I do if I’m worried about my memory?
See your doctor. If your doctor thinks it’s serious, you may need to have a complete checkup, including blood and urine tests. You also may need to take tests that check your memory, problem solving, counting, and language skills. In addition, you may need a CAT scan of the brain. These pictures can show normal and problem areas in the brain. Once the doctor finds out what is causing your memory problems, ask about what is the best treatment for you.
A simple fall can change your life. Just ask any of the thousands of older men and women who fall each year and break (sometimes called fracture) a bone.
Getting older can bring lots of changes. Sight, hearing, muscle strength, coordination and reflexes aren’t what they once were. Balance can be affected by diabetes and heart disease, or by problems with your circulation, thyroid or nervous system. Some medicines can cause dizziness. Any of these things can make a fall more likely.
September 26, 2008 – 2:51 pm
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By Drali
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Posted in Seniors' Health
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Tagged bone, broken bones, diabetes and heart disease, disease, fall, Falls, FracturesTake, institute of health, muscle strength, national institute of health
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Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to form enough new bone or when too much old bones are reabsorbed by the body or both. In normal healthy bone, remodeling occurs when osteoclasts eaten away at the bone tissues and osteoblasts come in and refill the holes with new bone. As part of this process, the body uses calcium and phosphate to produce strong bone during youth. If calcium intake is not sufficient or the body did not absorb enough calcium from diet, bone production and bone tissues may suffer. The bone becomes less dense and more susceptible to breakage. In fact, in people with osteoporosis, bone fractures often occur with very little stress. Osteoporosis occurs gradually during aging and it is more prevalent in women.
Morning stiffness turns into an agonizing disease
It may begin like a small morning stiffness and for some people it can never get any worse. But for millions of other aged 65 or older (though symptoms can occur earlier than age 45), osteoarthritis – a degenerative joint disease – can turn into disabling and even crippling.
Below are the comparison between a healthy joint and a joint with osteoarthritis.
A Healthy Joint
In a healthy joint, the ends of bones are encased in smooth cartilage. Together, they are protected by a joint capsule line with a synovial membrane that produces synovial fluid. The capsule and fluid protect the cartilages, muscle and connective tissues.
A Joint With Osteoarthritis
