240323 Kegel exercises part 2 of 2 Kegel exercises, also called pelvic floor muscle training, are simple exercises you can do to treat bladder problems and improve bowel control. The exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder, rectum, and uterus. These muscles—which stretch like a hammock from the front to the back of your pelvis—can help you avoid releasing urine, stool, or gas at the wrong times.
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170323 Kegel Exercises part 1 of 2
Kegel exercises, also called pelvic floor muscle training, are simple exercises you can do to treat bladder problems and improve bowel control. The exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder, rectum, and uterus. These muscles—which stretch like a hammock from the front to the back of your pelvis—can help you avoid releasing urine, stool, or gas at the wrong times.
030323 13 Tips to Keep Your Bladder Healthy
People rarely talk about bladder health, but everyone is affected by it. Each day, adults pass about a quart and a half of urine through the bladder and out of the body.
24/02/2023 War on germs, Keeping antimicrobials working in cold and flu season and beyond
Microbes a.k.a. germs are tiny organisms that surround us and can live on or inside us. Almost all are harmless or even beneficial, but the remainder of pathogenic, meaning they can cause infection and illness.
040123 Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention
A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a bone, which thousands of older adults experience each year. For older people, a broken bone can also be the start of more serious health problems and can lead to long-term disability.
301222 The Self for Hearing Screening of the Elderly-Revised (SHSE-R) Components Loadings from the EFA for the 20 Items of the SHSE-R
Hearing screening is a test to tell if people might have hearing loss. Hearing screening is easy and not painful. Here is another option to see if you need a formal test: The Self for Hearing Screening of the Elderly-Revised (SHSE-R) The present study aimed to identify the reliability and validity of a screening tool for the elderly who wish to check their level of hearing loss by themselves.
291222 Hands only CPR
About 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals each year—and about 7 in 10 of those happen at home.3 Unfortunately, about half of the people who experience cardiac arrests at home don’t get the help they need from bystanders before an ambulance arrives.4
241222 Tips for exercising in cold weather
You can exercise outdoors in the winter, but take a few extra steps to stay safe before braving the cold. Exposure to cold can cause health problems such as hypothermia, a dangerous drop in body temperature.
211222 Effect of cold exposure on older humans
Epidemiological studies have shown excess winter mortality particularly in older age groups. A question is how much these statistics are affected by age-related physiological changes in cold thermoregulation and how much due to other factors related to aging.
181222 Cold weather safety for older adults
Older adults can lose body heat fast—faster than when they were young. Changes in your body that come with aging can make it harder for you to be aware of getting cold. A big chill can turn into a dangerous problem before an older person even knows what's happening. Doctors call this serious problem hypothermia.
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