[PDF] Top 20 Office management of gait disorders in the elderly

... Mr J.S. has a gait disorder due to multiple disease processes spanning all 3 sensorimotor levels. He has subcortical disequilibrium with cerebellar dysfunc- tion, parkinsonism, and deconditioning, and presents ... See full document

... Abnormal gait resulting from neurological conditions was largely predominant as shown by other studies ...having gait disorders, in the absence of underlying neurological pathology ...for gait ... See full document

... unexplained elderly fall- ers, and in view of the associated morbidity, mortality and the availability of treatment, careful consideration should be given when assessing patients with unexplained falls ... See full document

... that gait parameters were collected while steady state walking, participants started walking at least 2 meters before reaching the 10-meter walkway and completed their walk at least two meters beyond it ...(i.e., ... See full document

... Pathological gestational weight gain (GWG) is a risk factor for obstetric and perinatal complications. High metabolic activity of adipose tissue and the placenta during pregnancy manifests as an increased pro - duction ... See full document

... Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent, occurring most frequently in aging ...in elderly people are ...L-thyroxine; elderly patients require a low initial dose that is increased every 4 to 6 weeks ... See full document

... feeding disorders and gender dys- ...two disorders of self-identity, in which language changes and innovations mirror the fluidity of cultural transformations and their impact on the ... See full document

... between elderly and younger patients in the presentation of ...the elderly (Raiha et al ...the elderly, the disease, particularly in the milder form, may remain undiagnosed and untreated for a long ... See full document

... the management of the hospital, it is compounded by the availability of resources as well as support of man means and infrastructure that is still minimal, required the cooperation and attention from all parties ... See full document

... The available evidence has not yet comprehensively highlighted the effectiveness of RAGT at different life stages. For example, the effect of training on children in their early stages of acquisition of walking compared ... See full document

... Pain management originated at the turn of the 1960s and 70s in the United States, and spread to Western Europe almost a decade ...pain management affects 80% of the global population, and is a serious ... See full document

... Performance Management is the process of improving organizational performance through aligning individual performance with performance Goals that will be achieved in the organization as a step in the framework of ... See full document

... urban elderly and 45/1% of the rural elderly mentioned the inability to pay for the house ...rural elderly show thatthe rural elderly had more facilities of participating in the Friday Prayers ... See full document

... Management should be individualized and take into consideration the life expectancy and the preferences of the patient. Assessment of prognosis is particularly important for individualizing care in the ... See full document

... However, this technique is promising in the elderly, since a single fraction therapy delivered concomitantly with surgery may avoid the inconvenience of several weeks of daily therapy. The targeted intraoperative ... See full document

... the elderly in the City of Zahedan were successful and 46% were ...and elderly without income and dependent on others (financially) and the elderly who are divorced or living alone are faced with ... See full document

... the components of function and disability in a group with class III obesity (14 obese individuals) and a group that was overweight or class I obesity (18 obese individuals), with age ranging from 26–63 years, and ... See full document

... role of the endocannabinoid system in the neurobiology of mood disorders. Many animal studies suggest that the direct or indirect (i.e., endocannabinoid reuptake inhibition or reduced enzymat- ic degradation) ... See full document

... Alternatively, a calcium channel blocker, an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker can be used at the first step. When considering the calcium channel blocker class, a dihydropyridine type of calcium channel ... See full document

... (mood disorders included) steadily increase over time, neces- sitating the need for specific diagnostic tools and treatment ...mood disorders in late life, particularly considering the high rate of ... See full document