by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 14, 2017 | Anti-aging, Wellness
Seniors who smoke may be more likely to become frail, a new British study suggests. Researchers tracked more than 2,500 people 60 and older in England and found that current smoking boosted that risk by about 60 percent. The scientists determined that the participants...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 14, 2017 | Anti-aging, arthritis, Wellness
How well you cope with knee arthritis depends a lot on your mental outlook, a new study suggests. Despite often-debilitating pain, people who remain confident in their ability to move about end up more active than their less confident peers, researchers found. Studies...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 2, 2017 | Anti-aging, pain, Wellness
Seniors with type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk for fractures. And researchers think they know why. “Fracture in older adults with type 2 diabetes is a highly important public health problem and will only increase with the aging of the population and...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Oct 9, 2017 | Anti-aging, Wellness
Bone health is literally something you build on throughout your life, not just as a child. And the efforts you put in now will keep bones strong and help prevent the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis later on, as you age. Most of the 10 million Americans living with...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Oct 2, 2017 | Anti-aging, Wellness
The link between exercise and good health is a strong one. Still, many people — particularly older adults — find it difficult to take part in formal exercises, and become less physically active over time. But scientists are discovering that if you keep...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Sep 27, 2017 | anatomy, Anti-aging, Wellness
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Falls and fractures are a major cause of disability in old age. An influential U.S. medical task force is recommending exercise and, in some cases, medical evaluation to help seniors stay on their feet. But the new...
