Federal health officials have published new guidance that provides clinicians with strategies for encouraging increased physical activity among senior patients. The Department of Health and Human ...

Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series looking at individual and community efforts to give area senior citizens options for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise can help senior citizens ...

In patients with elevated baseline amyloid, there was an association between higher physical activity and slower cognitive/functional decline.

A lengthy walk can be a step in the right direction when you have concerns about your memory. A new long-term study indicates that getting up from your chair and moving around for a portion of the day ...

Participating in social activities can be beneficial as you age. It can help with your mental health, as well as maintaining your overall well-being and independence. Older adults may find various ...

Increasing your steps by even a little bit may help slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease among people at ...

(HealthDay News) – Physical and mental activity are both associated with improved cognitive functioning in inactive, older adults with cognitive complaints, according to a study published online April ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Research by Sherry Pomeroy, Ph.D., on physical activity among rural older adults has earned her a $120,000, two-year postdoctoral fellowship in a national competition funded by the ...

Older Americans already face a higher risk of falls, but the decline in physical activity during the pandemic may have made matters worse, a new survey suggests. More than a third of the 2,074 U.S.

More than a quarter of older adults say they are in worse physical condition now than before the pandemic, suggesting a heightened potential for falls, a new national poll has found. More than a third ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...