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Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2011’
Palliative Care and Cancer Disease
Palliative care, as defined in the Arkansas Cancer Plan, is care that does not alter the course of a disease, but improves the quality of life. An unfortunate aspect of cancer is that chronic pain is a part of life for more than 75 percent of those with advanced stages of the disease. These figures remain unchanged for decades despite …
Equine Assistive Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapeutic Modality
Equine assisted therapy (hippotherapy) derives its name from the Greek word “hippos,” which means “horse.” This is a specialized therapy treatment strategy using a horse’s movement to influence the physical and/or mental health patient or client. Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists utilize hippotherapy to address impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities in patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. Hippotherapy is usually …
Educating Educators to Improve Stroke-related Health Literacy in Older Arkansans
Understanding the signs and symptoms of stroke, as well as the importance of timely intervention, is critical for our aging population. It is even more critical for health educators in Arkansas because the stroke rate in our state is among the top three in the country. Most readers of this newsletter probably know that every year in the United States …
When Hearing Loss Affects more than Hearing
Aging is so often accompanied by hearing loss, called presybcusis, that some consider it a normal part of aging. Certainly loss of hearing affects communication in daily interactions. Together with vision loss, severe sensory impairments can cause older persons to experience what appears to be dementia-like behaviors. Fortunately, these behaviors are reversible if the sensory impairments are addressed and environments …
Aspirin Resistance: Etiology and Management
Aspirin is a mainstay of the pharmaceutical world, used for fever, inflammation, and in low doses as a standard of care for the prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke in patients with cardiovascular disease. Currently, the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce recommends aspirin for primary prevention in men age 45 to 79 years and women age 55 to 79 years unless …
From the Director’s Desk
A brand new year and already the first half is filled with a great number of activities! On February 3, we are traveling to Forrest City for an outreach program on Normal Aging. Our first video teleconference of 2011, scheduled for February 9th, will explore Dermatological Issues Common in Elders. Best Practices in the Continuum of Care: Rheumatic Disorders in …