Bones / Orthopedics

Do you feel yourself hunching over? Do you worry about slumping shoulders or a rounded back? Do you have visions of your later years spent facing the ground as your head points down? These are certainly stereotypical images of older adults with poor posture- but there’s no reason to assume…

There’s been a steady stream of debate over the years as to the value of taking vitamin D supplements for everything from COVID to better bones. Yet, the number of adults who take Vitamin D supplements is significant. According to Stat News, 1 in 3 adults over age 60 takes…

Here are some essential truths about our balance as we get older: First, few of us escape a balance decline as we age. It’s just a fact that our muscles lose strength, our joints become stiffer and the important info about our balance that travels from our body to the…

If we’re honest, most of us would admit that our physical strength may not be what it used to be. Maybe we’re less physically active, maybe we carry fewer heavier items, maybe we’re not challenging our bodies the way we used to. Whether due to age-related disability, the pandemic, or…

Let’s face it: the pandemic has allowed many to slide into a lazy way of being. You may have begun to eat more, exercise less, and generally indulge in habits that are engaging or distracting, but perhaps not always healthy. Along with that slide may be another physical, practical concern:…

If there’s been any sort of silver lining to the COVID pandemic, it may be what writer Samhita Mukhopadhyay calls “the walking revolution” that’s gripped the country over the last 18 months. According to Mukhopadhyay, a recent survey conducted by Rockport shoes found that 53% of US adults are walking…