There are a number of issues that must be considered in geriatric pain assessment. The major issues that merit attention are presence of comorbidities, mental status, depression in late life, limitations in ADLs, medications, and the importance of family and other support systems (see Depression; Social Networks, Support, and Integration). (more…)

Doctors frequently have the patients need their dietary advice. As a doctor, I ‘ve talked to many patients over the huge amount of information about what that keep them fit & healthy, keep their body lean, and what it takes to remains young. In addition, I like to share the latest news on healthy diet often changes from year to year and even from month to month. (more…)

Some researches on relation between exercise and body human health results indicate that in addition to increasing muscle capacity, physical activity can help improve strength, balance, joint mobility, flexibility, agility, the speed with which one walks and physical coordination as a whole. In addition, physical activity has effects favorably on metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and prevention of an excessive increase in weight. (more…)

Osteoporosis is disease affecting the bones, making them fragile and prone to fracture. Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioraton of bone mass tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by mass loss of the normal density of bone. (more…)

Alcohol abuse can be defined as individuals drink more than normal quantity but on regular basis. This habits causes poor health to that person and pose danger to himself or others. Alcohol abusers are usually manage to set limits and measure himself to control over drinking habits. Most of the time, these person listen to family and friends who express concern and give suggestion to stop this alcohol abuse habit. In the more progress scale, alcohol abuse (more…)

When approaching menopause or during post-menopause period, most women suffered from irritating menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, urination difficulty, night sweats and osteoporosis.

All symptoms above were as the result of your body reducing hormone production as you are aging. It may start as early as age 25 for women, and hormone level production reduce significantly until menopause period. (more…)