Senior's Health Package

Over 200,000 words organized under 20 different topic areas with a focus on the health issues of most interest to our aging population. The selection of materials compiled by the editors of Harvard Health Publications, includes topics such as: care giving, advanced care directives, arthritis, diabetes, healthy aging, vision problems, home safety, hearing loss, heart disease, incontinence, memory, mental health, medication costs and safety and more.

ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVES ARTHRITIS CAREGIVING DIABETES EXERCISE FALLS HEALTHY AGING HEARING LOSS HEART DISEASE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

INCONTINENCE MEDICATION COSTS AND SAFETY MEMORY/ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MENTAL HEALTH NUTRITION OSTEOPOROSIS SAFETY SEXUALITY STROKE VISION PROBLEMS

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis: Causes and Diagnosis
A description of osteoarthritis, including a list of ailments commonly confused with it.

Exercises for Aching Hands
A series of exercises to ease pain and prevent injury for those with arthritis, repetitive stress injury, or carpal tunnel syndrome.

By the Way, Doctor: How do you Treat Degenerative Arthritis?
Tips for getting relief from degenerative arthritis and improving function.

HARVARD COMMENTARIES ON HEALTH

• Don't Let Osteoarthritis Keep You Down
• Top Ten Things That Don't Cause Arthritis

ASK-THE-EXPERT

• I suffer from a general stiffness in my joints. Can you recommend any drugs or treatments to alleviate this? What causes this?
• Descriptions of osteoarthritis do not mention bones hurting. I do have aching joints, but sometimes my long bones hurt very badly. Could this be something other than arthritis? Could I have bone cancer?