Tag Archives: senior exercise
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Diabetes Help in Maine: new center for diabetic care
Do you have Type II diabetes? Are you worried that your family history or health factors put you at risk for diabetes? If you’re an adult living with the disease (or have a diabetic loved one) in the Midcoast … Continue
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Heat Rash: how to soothe or avoid heat rash in hot weather
Wow, temps are supposed to hit 90 degrees in the next few days, and that might bring heat rash, heat stroke or heat exhaustion to a senior near you. Every summer, people suffer from these heat sicknesses. … Continue
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Arthritis and hands: workshop that will help Maine arthritis sufferers
Mid Coast Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services is presenting a comprehensive exploration of arthritis in your hands on Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Mid Coast Medical Group orthopedic center, 430 Bath Road in Brunswick.
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Diabetes Prevention: Key to Healthy Aging
Last December, Nadine Villani, FNP/Patient Educator from the Health Access Network joined ENCorps members and their guests to discuss healthy aging. (ENCorps is the Encore Leadership Program, a volunteer training organization that takes advantage of senior skills and … Continue
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Incontinence: new hope with sacral nerve stimulation
New Hope for People with Urinary and Bowel Incontinence By Roxanne Jones, Freelance writer specializing in health and medicine If you think that incontinence is a normal part of aging and something you just have to live … Continue
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Coastal Rehab Open House
Coastal Rehab welcomed guests to its new location in Cape Elizabeth with an open house yesterday, August 18. Here’s Provider Relations Manager Leah Hachey explaining a little about what Coastal Rehab does. httpv://youtu.be/5T33sNPMufU
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80 Year Old Marathoner Sets Record
If you’ve never heard the name Ed Whitlock, that’s not surprising. He’s not famous anywhere outside running circles, but he’s inspirational to a number of folks in the medical community because he’s still running. Running marathons. Running … Continue