Beneficiaries of the Medicare program have three rehabilitation-related benefits established by federal statute: physical therapy rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy (speech-language pathology). All therapists, who must be graduates of accredited programs, must pass a national examination and be licensed, certified, or registered in their respective professions within the state in which the services are furnished. Medicare covers services that are necessary and likely to result in improvement in a reasonable period of time. Medicare does not currently regard prevention services provided by therapists as falling under therapy benefits and will not cover services intended to maintain a current level of function. (more…)
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American aging population makes up a substantial social challenge. These social problems will increase significantly over the next 50 years. Single, divorced, or widowed women as well as members of racial minorities are particularly dangerous to draining chronic health problems, poverty, and unmet health and social needs as they are aging. (more…)
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Some years ago an experiment was made on young college students to test the effects of inactivity. Each student was immobilized in a body cast for a period of several weeks, and measurements were made of various body functions before and afterwards. It was found that the enforced inactivity resulted in deteriorated function of many body parts. (more…)
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An international consensus statement on physical activity, fitness and health (Bouchard et al 1994) identifies six areas affected by physical exercise: body shape, bone strength, muscle strength, flexibility skeleton, physical fitness and motor fitness of metabolism. Other areas benefit from physical activity is cognitive function, mental health and adaptation to society. Exercise was defined as a regular activity that follows a specific pattern, and whose purpose is to achieve desirable results in terms of fitness, as a better general health or physical functioning. (more…)
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The answer to the question you just read is “Yes, they are”. Nature’s designer says so. Younger animals, humans included, enjoy a splendid state of health and vitality. Both are are always inseparably connected to rock-solid levels of DHEA. Consequently, there is no need for them to supplement. However, the answer “Yes, they are” is incomplete in older folks. To them, the answer should read “Yes, they are as long as certain conditions are met in advance”. (more…)
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Everybody wants to stay healthy at any age, but this is something we wanted to have over a lifetime. But you can still begin applying healthful practices at any stage of your life to increase your probability of longer survival and having a better healthier body. Don’t take too much concern at your current age, because you can still receive many health benefits at any age. But the earlier you begin, the greater your results will likely be. (more…)
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