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Common Shoulder Issues With Age

3/1/2021

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin
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As you age, your body may experience some predictable changes. One of those changes is in your shoulders. Many people begin to experience stiffness and pain in their shoulders. This starts to affect their ability to perform every day activities like reaching overhead, washing their hair, fastening a bra or putting on a coat.
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Though it may be common with age, developing shoulder issues is not a normal or inevitable part of the aging process. Most often, these issues are caused by weakness and lack of flexibility from several years of declining use of the shoulders. Fortunately, there are activities you can perform to prevent these issues from developing or worsening.

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Exercise And The Impact It Has On Diabetes

2/1/2021

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

​Diabetes is a common condition affecting many aging adults. Currently there are more than 34 million Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes and another 88 million who have pre-diabetes.


As most people are aware, diabetes happens when you have too much sugar in your blood. The extra sugar in the blood causes damage to so many areas of your body, leading to the many complications of diabetes. These include: loss of vision, damage to your kidneys and cardiovascular disease.
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What Are You Waiting For?

1/1/2021

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

A new year brings a renewed sense of motivations and expectations for so many people. After all, we start with a "clean slate" and have the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. I frequently hear from people how they wish they'd found us sooner or reached out to us earlier. They wish they would have decided to make their health, fitness and independence a priority earlier in their lives. Too many times people wait too long before making this decision and seeking out help.

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A Specialist Can Make All The Difference

12/1/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

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As a child, or perhaps as you were raising your own children, you went to a pediatrician for your medical care. Pediatricians specialize in the health and wellness of children. They have received specialized training to diagnose and treat ailments that are specific to children. They know what is normal and what is not normal about development.

There are many types of specialists. They have received advanced education and clinical training to be experts in their field. Just as pediatricians are specialists for children, there is a field of
specialists for older adults, known as geriatrics.


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Parkinson's and Exercise

11/5/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin​ 

We have the pleasure of working with people who have Parkinson's Disease (PD) at HouseFit every day. It's one of our specialties. People with PD can present with a large variety of symptoms, making everyone with PD look different from others who have the same diagnosis. The four main symptoms of PD are tremors, slowness of movement, stiffness, and impaired balance.

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Living On The Edge

10/2/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

​The goal to Age In Place is common among many of the people we work with here at HouseFit. They want to continue living in their current home for as long as possible. It requires staying healthy and active so they can not only take care of themselves but continue to take care of all the day to day activities of managing a house.    

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Top 10 Risk Factors For A Fall

9/2/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

About a month ago, I had the pleasure of being admitted to the hospital through the Emergency Room for removal of my gallbladder. Being hospitalized was an adventure and it provided me with some very good learning experiences. I want to share one of those with you today.

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Benefits of Socialization

8/3/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

​With the new normal of "social distancing", there have been increased reports of isolation and loneliness, particularly in the aging population. This has been especially hard for anyone who lives alone and may not have quality contact with others for months on end. 

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Move It Or Lose It

7/3/2020

 
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By: Dr. Beth Templin

One of the things I was most concerned about as we entered this COVID pandemic was the domino effect it would have on people's health and mobility. I knew people would be confined to their homes, resulting in less daily activity.
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Managing Stress As You Age

6/4/2020

 
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​By: Dr. Beth Templin
​Everyone is affected by stressful situations. Our daily life can be full of challenges that bring on stress. We can experience both "good" stress and "bad" stress in our lives. Examples can vary from the stress of your job to retiring from your job, the birth of grandchildren to helping raise them, to watching them graduate and get married. Other big changes in your life can also cause stress 

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