One of the unfortunate side effects of osteoporosis is that it puts you at a higher risk of a spinal fracture. Your risk of a fracture in any bone, such as a hip or arm is increased, but fractures in the vertebrae are more common. These can happen when you fall or when you make a sudden forceful movement such as when you sneeze or cough. Below is a look at the symptoms you may notice when you fracture your back and what your doctor can do to help:
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Spinal compression fractures occur when the bones in the spine develop hairline cracks due to disease or trauma (e.g. osteoporosis or auto accident). There are many ways to treat this problem, and sometimes doctors recommend patients take up exercise to help strengthen the bones and prevent other cracks from forming. However, you have to be careful about the exercise you do to avoid aggravating your condition. Here are two exercises appropriate for people with spinal compression fractions.
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Even if you've had perfect vision all your life, you may have difficulty reading small print as you approach your senior years. The first sign is when you need to hold a menu or food label farther away so you can see it better. The cause of this problem is often presbyopia, a common eye condition that develops with age and gradually gets worse. The usual remedy is to buy reading glasses if your far vision is still good.
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If you are getting up there in years and are starting to worry about your ability to continue your usual levels of independence, you might be worried about your overall mobility. This is hard to deal with because there are certain things that you cannot change about your mobility. As you get older, your balance is going to get weaker. You can stave off some of the balance problems, but you cannot prevent them entirely.
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If you are looking for in-home care for your elderly relatives, you may be wondering just what kind of care you need. Do you need someone during the day because you cannot be there to help your relatives? Do you just need overnight care so you can sleep and they can be cared for? Here is how most home health care companies determine what kinds and levels of care and services you and your elderly relatives need.
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