May 20 2013
By Roger Hirchak, D.O., Vice President of Medical Services, Shell Point Retirement Community During National Arthritis Month, we have discussed the symptoms of osteoarthritis and ways to help alleviate the pain. Did you know there are a number of foods that can reduce the inflammation and swelling that causes the pain associated with osteoarthritis? The(…)
May 15 2013
By Roger Hirchak, D.O., Vice President of Medical Services, Shell Point Retirement Community In recognition of National Arthritis Month, we last discussed the most common type of arthritis – osteoarthritis (OA). Pain is the primary symptom of OA and is linked to functional impairment and disability. Usually OA pain develops gradually. With mild to moderate(…)
May 10 2013
By Roger Hirchak, D.O., Vice President of Medical Services, Shell Point Retirement Community May is National Arthritis Awareness Month. In recognition of this designation, we wanted to shine a light on some facts related to arthritis, review the related symptoms, and offer some tips to help manage and control arthritis pain. As Baby Boomers age,(…)
May 1 2013
By Kathy Fratrick, LCSW, Shell Point Retirement Community A key concern of older adults is the experience of memory loss, especially as it is one of the hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. However, memory loss is qualitatively different in normal aging from the kind of memory loss associated with a dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.(…)
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