Fluid retention and edema, or swollen legs or swollen hands in older people can be worrying in old age, and in many cases are a common reason to go to the doctor. It is very common for this condition, better known as fluid retention or edema, to have a greater impact on older adults. That […]
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Dysthymia: what is it? Dysthymia symptoms and treatment. Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder. It is a depression that becomes chronic, lasting in older people for a long period of time (years). In addition to the name of dysthymia, this condition also has other names: Minor depression: The word “minor” specifies that its symptoms are […]
Lumbar and cervical disc herniation. 80% of people say that they suffer or have suffered from prolonged back problems. In older people, most of the time they are produced by arthrosis, by a contracture or by a bad posture and not by a hernia. But, sometimes the pain is caused by this one. In order […]
Paresthesia in older people. The tingling that older people feel on a regular basis can be caused by many different diseases, as it is usually a characteristic symptom of many of the most common pathologies of senior citizens. Distinguishing the tingling according to the zone of the body in which it takes place, we explain […]
Urinary tract infection in older adults. Urinary tract infection (UTI), in technical terms, is a bacterial infection that occurs when the urinary tract becomes too full of germs. These infections are common in older adults and increase with age, up to almost 30% of older adults, because aging decreases the defense mechanisms. Urine infection in […]
Heat Stroke in Older People. People over 65 are the ones who should be the most careful on hot days, as they are the most vulnerable to high temperatures. The numbers are clear: five out of ten deaths from heat stroke are in the over 65s. Therefore, in this article we will describe the particularities […]
Essential tremor: symptoms and treatments. Tremors and involuntary movements are caused by specific pathologies that modify our routine activities, such as drinking a glass of water or tying our laces. The most frequent pathologies are: Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor or tremor produced by the consumption of drugs. Tremor, which we can suffer as a result […]
What is blood pressure? Blood pressure in senior citizens. Blood pressure, or arterial pressure, refers to the force that blood exerts when circulating inside the arteries. This force allows oxygen and different nutrients to be transported throughout the body. In this article, Nomenial finds out more: There are two types of blood pressure: Systolic blood […]
What is kidney failure? Kidney failure is a condition caused by the inability of the kidneys to adequately filter out toxins and other waste substances. One of the main functions of the kidneys is to purify the body. They do this by filtering the blood that reaches the kidneys. The blood contains toxic substances that […]
Lowering Cholesterol in Older People: Cholesterol levels tend to increase as we age. In fact, high cholesterol in older people is one of the issues that most concerns families, so in this article we talk about it and what we must do to get senior citizens to reduce it. Cholesterol is one of the fundamental […]