Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation News
Exercise May Reduce Disability Even in Frail Elders
Absence of mobility is just one of the most usual disability amongst older Americans, Census Bureau records show. Mobility is vital for independent living as well as making it through the day. Activites such as visiting a medical professional's workplace or shopping can be challenging. Whether you need to walk across a room to the bathroom or cooking area, get out of bed or a chair, or walk through a [...]
How the Inner Ear Plays a Vital Role in Mainting Balance
If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they aid in balance as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, send messages to the brain that help you orient to your surroundings and aid in balance. "We know that falls impact our seniors," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care. Falls are the leading cause [...]
Memory Loss: What’s normal, What is not and tips to Improve Recall
"If you forgot where you put your wallet, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think you've lost your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." And when it fails, people react in different of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory and driving comes with [...]
Partnering with Community – Adding Art To Help Heal
Inspirational young patients along with Florida Hospital South and Conway Lakes Health & Rehab Center were picking up brushes, painting on canvases, or putting on costumes for the camera to bring hope and healing. "Florida Health South and Conway Lakes Health and Rehab Center make a difference in the Orlando community at this one-day collaboration art event," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care, "It's just one example [...]
Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care Comments on Reach Out to Community
" Since 2009, Conway Lakes Health Care Center has partnered with different institutions, vendors, as well as communities who have all offered and donated time and effort for our "Backpack Giveaway" event," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. To date, Conway Lakes has given over 2500 backpacks that equate to $42,500 in donated products to local community kids who were in most need. They organize the event [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice comments on an Unsung Hero Rising Again
As an airborne sergeant for the Army during the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's duties were to train young recruits exactly how to securely repel out of a helicopter. Training involves a rigorous and multi-phase procedure for those who are not faint of heart. For many that stand in the open door of an in-flight helicopter, it's an eye-opening experience. As you look down for the first time repelling to the ground, [...]
Jeff Cleveland comments on Alter G Rehabilitation
The steps we take are the most standard form of function. One foot before the various other, we walk. For lots of people, strolling without pain is not an option because of neurological injury, weight problems, condition, and also overall anxiety on joints with weight bearing. However what if you could prevent Earth's gravitational area? A trip to the moon, which has simply 20 percent of our planet's gravity, would [...]
Jeff Cleveland states Focus on Seniors: Story of Stroke Recovery
Greater than 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke yearly. Although the occurrence of stroke has actually declined significantly given that the 1960s, the strokes that do happen are equally as serious. Actually, stroke is a leading root cause of long-term handicap in the United States. Thinking about the above reality, research study does provide great news. The biggest U.S. study of stroke rehab to date, reveals 52 percent of the individuals [...]
Geoff Fraser wants to get people back to the community
"The COVID pandemic has actually been harmful to our community," claims Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "due to the fact that isolation leaves many elders more at risk." " We know the study," states Fraser. Over the last 60 years, studies have actually revealed that those doing not have in social relationships have higher health and wellness risks than those associated with physical inactivity and obesity. And [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care uses 5 methods to enhance…
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care uses 5 methods to enhance Security and Decrease fall threat Home is the place where you feel in control and correctly oriented in space and time. It is a protected and predictable location. More mishaps happen in our homes than any other place. For people over age 65, house is the most likely location for an injury to occur from a fall. Falling [...]
Treatment and Meditation may contribute in Heart Disease Prevention says Jeff Cleveland
You've probably heard your doctor inform you to change your way of life if you're one of 92 million American adults that are living with some kind of heart disease. Lowering high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and reducing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy change. Now, professionals state, you can add meditation to that list of advice. According to a new review from the American Heart Association (AHA), [...]
Treatment and Meditation might contribute in Heart Disease Prevention states Jeff Cleveland
If you're one of 92 million American grownups that are living with some form of heart problem, you've probably heard your physician tell you to change your lifestyle. Reducing high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reducing body weight can be the gold standard of heart-healthy modification. Now, professionals state, you can add meditation to that list of suggestions. According to a new review from the American Heart Association (AHA), [...]
Geoff Fraser: 3 Speech treatment technologies that Help Save Lives
As we age, we understand about our risks. We take fall prevention classes, sign up with a gym, eat right, and keep active. Doing all the best things offers us comfort. Sadly, we take swallowing for given. states Geoff Fraser, Partner at Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) affect up to 15 million people, and can lead to serious issues such as dehydration, poor nutrition, a [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care Discusses 5 ways to Improv…
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care Discusses 5 ways to Improve Safety and Lessen Fall Risk Home is the location where you feel in control and properly oriented in space and time. It is a foreseeable and safe and secure location. Yet more accidents take place in our houses than any other place. For individuals over age 65, home is the most likely place for an injury to take [...]
Treatment and meditation may contribute in heart disease prevention says Jeff Cleveland
Jeff Cleveland knows a thing or two about therapy and meditation and how they can help you and if you're one of 92 million American grownups that are living with some kind of heart problem, you've probably heard your medical professional tell you to change your lifestyle. Minimizing high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and reducing body weight can be the gold standard of heart-healthy change. Now, specialists state, you can include [...]
Brain Disease: How It Affects Swallowing Safety
" You wouldn't believe that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for concern," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," admits Cleveland. He states there is a fine balance in between chewing and breathing. When a medical or neurologic disorder interferes with the stability between the two, breathing and swallowing can become alarmingly out of sync. Parkinson disease, for example, slows [...]
Move Your Way Out of Arthritis Discomfort
If you wish to feel less pain, take fewer medications, improve your versatility, get more powerful, and avoid joint replacement surgery in the future, then you're going to have to get moving, states Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH, head of rheumatology at Michigan State University. A fantastic way to start moving is stretching, which is not something only professional athletes need to do prior to a competition. Fact is that [...]
Exercise Your Way Out of Arthritis Pain Says Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL
If you wish to feel less pain, take less medications, enhance your flexibility, get stronger, and avoid joint replacement surgical treatment in the future, then you're going to have to get moving, states Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH, head of rheumatology at Michigan State University. A fantastic method to begin moving is extending, which is not something just athletes require to do before a competitors. Fact is that carrying out [...]
Cancer Rehab and Prehab Gives Options – says Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice
For years, cancer was all about surviving a meager quantity of time. Now with many people beating the chances, some rehab programs aim to enhance life quality and function for those affected by this chronic illness. " Because many cancer patients and survivors experience some kind of physical defects, it may lead to special needs and impact lifestyle," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care." What's more, research [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care says Art Can Help Heal
In September of 2018, the Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Geoff Fraser of Melbourne FL and his team at Conway Lakes were using art to help heal. During the event, inspirational young patients along with Florida Hospital South and Conway Lakes Health & Rehab Center were picking up brushes, painting on canvases, or putting on costumes for the camera to bring hope and healing front and center. Florida Health South and [...]
Geoff Fraser – Benefits of Green Spaces for Seniors
Outdoor Senior Wellness Playground The health benefits of getting outdoors and adding physical play lifts senior minds and bodies to a higher sense of well-being. “Humans are designed by biology to play throughout their entire life cycle,” states Stuart Brown, MD, founder of the National Institute for Play and author of the book “Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.” “For older age groups, [...]
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Orthopedic Rehabilitation Why Orthopedic Rehabilitation is So Important Every year, roughly six million people undergo some type of orthopedic surgery. Countless other people experience significant musculoskeletal injuries that don’t reach the level of needing surgery but do require orthopedic rehabilitation care to recover properly. Conway Lakes care providers use physician-supervised care protocols to ensure every patient receives the type and level of care needed [...]