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How to Find Trustworthy Health Information from the Internet | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. How to Find Trustworthy Health Information from the Internet. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. Tips to finding health information that you can trust. Tips for using search engines such as Google or Yahoo. Tips for sharing Internet information with your health care providers. A few trustworthy websites to get you started. It is important to evaluate what you find on the Internet because:. Avoid we...
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Falls: An Interview with Patricia Matsuda | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. Falls: An Interview with Patricia Matsuda. Recently, the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation interviewed Patricia Matsuda, PT, DPT. A Physical Therapist who works with our research group. Dr. Matsuda wrote an article looking at how often people aging with a physical disability report falling. Are you or someone you love worried about falling? Check out our factsheet on Fall Prevention.
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Tips for Improving Memory & Thinking | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. Tips for Improving Memory and Thinking. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. What are some causes of cognitive problems? What kind of thinking problems can happen with aging? How can thinking problems impact your daily life? What you can do - Tips for addressing your thinking problems. What are some causes of cognitive problems? Cognitive problems can also make medical symptoms worse, creating a nega...
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How to Prevent Falls | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. How to Prevent Falls. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. What puts you at greater risk of falling? What can you do to prevent falls? Mild cuts and scrapes. Broken bones such as hip or femur fractures. Traumatic brain injury (TBI). Accidental falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in older adults. The fear of falling. Injuries and fears caused by falling can reduce your overall health, ...
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The Benefits of Happiness & Finding your Sense of Purpose | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. The Benefits of Happiness and Finding your Sense of Purpose. What is this research about? What did the researchers do? Able activities, we can find meaning. In life and the things we do, or we can be completely absorbed or engaged. What did the researchers find? How can you use this research? It is important to our well-being to think about ways in which we can enrich our lives. We can increase our...
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How to Sleep Better | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. How to Sleep Better. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. How common are sleep problems in older adults with disabilities? Types of sleep problems. What causes sleep problems? What can be done to improve sleep? Many people with physical disabilities suffer from sleep disturbances, and sleep tends to become more disrupted as we get older. How common are sleep problems in older adults with disabilities?
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How to Stay Physically Active | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. How to Stay Physically Active. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. How can exercise benefit you? Keeping up with exercise. Where can you exercise? Regular exercise is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and is recommended for everyone, including older adults with a disability. It is never too late to start exercising. Will exercise make my symptoms (like fatigue, pain and weakness) worse?
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How to Cope with Depression | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. How to Cope with Depression. Aging Well with a Physical Disability. What are the symptoms of depression? How do I know if I’m depressed? What treatment options are available? How do I find treatment? Older adults with a disability are at a higher risk of depression than older adults without a disability. Depression is a treatable medical condition that often goes untreated in older adults because:.
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Who We Are | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. Ivan Molton, PhD. Director, Rehabilitation Medicine. Mark Jensen, PhD. Investigator, Rehabilitation Medicine. Dawn Ehde, PhD. Investigator, Rehabilitation Medicine. Kevin Alschuler, PhD. Investigator, Rehabilitation Medicine. Tamar Heller, PhD. Investigator, University of Illinois Chicago, Disability and Human Development. Kurt Johnson, PhD. Knowledge Translation Director, Rehabilitation Medicine.
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Falling Occurs All Too Often for People Aging with MD, MS, PPS, and SCI | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities
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Skip to main content. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on. Aging with Physical Disabilities. Falling Occurs All Too Often for People Aging with MD, MS, PPS, and SCI. What is this research about? What did the researchers do? What did the researchers find? How can you use this research? For those living with MD, MS, PPS, and SCI, are you worried about falling? Falls are preventable. Here’s what we recommend:. Check out our factsheet on Fall Prevention. Are you using the right one? Talk with your...
