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Age-related mobility disability is a self-reported inability to walk due to impairments, limited mobility, dexterity or stamina. [1] It has been found mostly in older adults with decreased strength in lower extremities.
Fall prevention includes any action taken to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by susceptible individuals, such as the elderly and people with neurological (Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, stroke survivors, Guillain-Barre, traumatic brain injury, incomplete spinal cord injury) or orthopedic (lower limb or spinal column fractures or arthritis, post-surgery, joint replacement ...
Image source: Getty Images. 1. Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) For months, there's been speculation about next year's Social Security COLA.
Vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, are important for overall health. However, vitamin D supplements have no effect on preventing falls or fractures in older adults, according to the U ...
The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program is designed to accelerate the application process of disability claims for individuals with severe medical ...
A new sarcopenia related condition is the Steatosarcopenia proposed by the Steatosarcopenia & Sarcopenia Brazilian Study Group. This condition is characterized by the loss of mass or skeletal muscle strength and performance associated with the excessive deposition of ectopic reserve fat in muscle tissue, in the same individual, not necessarily ...
Ankylosing spondylitis is a genetic disease with identifiable marks, tends to start showing signs in adolescence or young adulthood, is more likely to affect the lumbar spine, and affects organs. DISH has no indication of a genetic link, is primarily thoracic and does not affect organs other than the lungs, and only indirectly due to the fusion ...
Data source: Social Security Administration. Table by author. For instance, say you're 66 years old and will reach your FRA in 2025. Let's also say that in the months leading up to your FRA, you ...