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When to Step in and Help Your Parents

By Dr. Eva Mor

Today, some 15 million children already care for elderly parents, but this care is provided mostly in a fragmented manner and as a response to an emergency occurrence, such as a fall or an acute medical event.

We, as children, are reluctant to step in and take over the handling of our parents’ affairs, and are happy to push the time as far into the future as possible, until we have no choice but to act.  It is difficult to decide when it’s the right time to sit down with your parents and go over financial issues, safety issues, and planning for their senior years, without your parents thinking that you are interfering with their lives.  Read More >>

Why Can't I Reach into the Cabinet or Behind my Car Seat Without Pain?

By Brooke Kalisiak, DPT

A frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition that commonly affects women. It is characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. Signs and symptoms begin gradually, worsen over time and then resolve, usually within a two-year period. The first signs of a problem are often shoulder pain with reaching behind you or up overhead. The initial symptoms of pain are then followed by limitations in range of motion. In this article we will outline: causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis/treatment.   Read More >>

 

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