Ageing - Physical 3
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- Created on: 10-03-23 23:20
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- Ageing - Physical
- Osteoarthritis
- Degenerative disease as a result of wear and tear of the joints at the end of the bone
- Joints become painful and stiff
- Hips
- Knee
- Lower back
- Hand or feet
- Difficulty to perform day to day tasks
- Physical changes
- Thinning and roughening of the joint cartilage
- Prone to fractures
- Symptoms
- Pain
- Your join may hurt during or after movement
- Tenderness
- Your joint may feel tender when you apply light pressure to it
- Stiffness
- Noticeable after waking up in the morning or after a period of inactivity
- Loss of flexibility
- You may not be able to move your joint through its full range of motion
- Pain
- Prevention
- Exercise
- 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week
- Posture
- Take regular break and always maintain good posture
- Loosing weight
- Lower the strain on your joints
- Exercise
- Effects of illnesses
- Each condition has it's own symptoms
- Can have a wider effect on holistic development
- Impact on someone psychologically:
- Stress
- Depression
- Impact on someone psychologically:
- Can have a wider effect on holistic development
- Depression
- Lack of energy
- Low motivation
- Interrupted sleep patterns
- Changes to appetite
- Headaches
- Social development
- Reduce mobility and social life
- May reduce meeting new people
- Each condition has it's own symptoms
- Mental Health
- Physical
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Oversleeping or daytime sleepiness
- Increased use of alcohol or drugs
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Losing interest in hobbies
- Fatigue
- Psychological
- Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
- Loss of self-worth
- Worries or anxiety
- Socially withdrawn and isolated
- Not wanting to see friends or family
- Sadness
- Physical
- Conditions
- Losing mobility
- Can be a viscous cycle as conditions may worsen as a result of lack of exercise
- Sensory awareness
- Additional problems - dizziness and increase in falls
- Incontinence
- Loss of bladder control
- Weakness of the muscles
- Insomnia
- Disrupted sleep patterns
- Can cause fatigue, anxiety, and stress
- Disrupted sleep patterns
- Losing mobility
- Osteoarthritis
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