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Baby Boomers: Health Issues
A baby boomers born at the early end of the baby boomer generation is now in his or her 50s and 60s. Though baby boomers are much healthier than their parents, and tend to live longer, age related health issues can still crop up.
Some of the health related issues include increased cholesterol levels, arthritis, and diabetes. Some of these health issues, if left unchecked can lead to more severe health issues, such as aneurysms and knee replacement surgery.
It is important for anyone over 55 to get their cholesterol checked, make sure their heart is in good condition, and have other issues such as diabetes and arthritis under control, either through diet or medications. Men should have their prostrate checked regularly for prostrate issues and cancer. Women should have a mammogram every month.
Another thing that should be checked regularly, via a CT scan, is for aneurysms. Aneurysms can be present in both men and women, but are present in men five times more than in women. Risk factors include weight, diabetes, smoking and genes.
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Baby Boomer Medical: Knee Replacement Infection
Why have a knee replacement?
Knee replacement is performed to relieve knee pain after all other resources have been utilized. Knee pain is often an effect of osteoarthritis, but in many cases, it can be genetics, a previous trauma to the knee, leg alignment problems or metabolic conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis destroys cartilage, which can cause severe knee pain.
Most doctors will try options other than total knee replacement before they perform the surgery. Knee surgery requires the patient to be off his or her feet for weeks and also requires months of physical therapy.
What is a knee replacement?
When a patient has a total knee replacement, the worn out part of the knee is resurfaced, making the cartilage smooth so the knee operates freely and without pain. The thigh and leg bones (femur and tibia) are also resurfaced. In the case of leg misalignment, the leg is also re-aligned. The new surface of the femur is metallic. The new surface of the tibia may be polyethylene or may have a metallic base with a polyethylene surface.
Infection in total knee replacement surgeries
While total knee replacement infection is rare, it does happen. The patient is generally given antibiotics before and after the surgery in order to reduce the incidence of total knee replacement infection. Care in the operating room also helps to prevent infection.
Infections are generally treated with irrigation and debridement of the knee (washing out the knee joint), but in some cases, the new knee will need to be removed and another new knee reinserted. Intravenous antibiotics are also given for knee replacement infections.
Always make sure the knee replacement surgeon knows of any medical problems prior to scheduling a knee surgery—certain medical problems cause a higher risk of knee replacement infection.
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Baby Boomer Resource Guide
According to BabyBoomerResource.com, a baby boomer turns 50 every seven seconds. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 and there are 76.1 million Americans born in the “baby boomer generation.”
Compared to their parents, baby boomers are much healthier. This allows the average baby boomer to live into and beyond his or her 80s. This means that more people at an advanced age need resources for many things, such as finding a smaller home, travel and more.
Some of the things that can be found on online resource guides include:
Retiring Baby Boomers
Baby Boomer Travel
Safe Surfing on Social Network Websites
Scams and Phishing
Reverse Mortgages
Baby Boomer Health Issues
Elder Care Information
Social Security Information
Medicare Living Trusts
Nostalgia Toys, Music, and Collectibles Aging
Caregivers
Food & Nutrition
Geriatrics
Grandparenting
Senior Legal Issues
Long Term Care
Nursing Home and Assisted Living
Vision and Hearing
Prescription Drug Benefits
Veterans Affairs
Recreation Activities
Affordable Living Options
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Baby Boomer Exercises: Chair Yoga
Yoga is used to strengthen physical and mental abilities. Many people use yoga to keep their bodies in shape. There are many different types of breathing and stretching exercises that can be done from a sitting position in a chair. Yoga exercises stretch and strengthen muscles, which in turn, keeps the body fit and able.
When beginning a yoga session always start with the basics so that you do not injure yourself. Start off with a few deep breathing exercises. Breathe in deeply and slowly for 10 seconds, and exhale slowly out for ten seconds. Do this 10 times for relaxation and better focus. Then move on to wrist and elbow stretches and ankle and leg stretches, if you can. As a person progresses, she or he can move to full body exercises as appropriate.
Chair yoga can be done anywhere a person sits—in front of the television, on a plane, on a bus, during breaks at work. The individual exercises are short and simple. Even when starting out with a breathing exercise, a series of yoga exercises can be done in 10 to 15 minutes.
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Baby Boomers: Forums
Children born in the baby boomer age were born between 1946 and 1964. This range of 18 years presents people of many ages—the oldest baby boomers are 62 and the youngest are 44 years old.
Forums can provide a plethora of information for baby boomers of all ages, including medical information and business information. Some of the topics are:
Pain and inflammation
Home business
Woodstock and other music topics
Caring for aging parents
Senior living
Cancer, diabetes and other health issues
Home décor
Retirement topics
Making an income while traveling
A baby boomer may want to research any of these topics, but one of the more common topics, especially for older baby boomers, is health topics. Baby boomers can log onto forums to find discussions about certain health issues and get online support for a particular health problem. They can also read about how other people got over certain medical hurdles, including rehabilitation for medical problems and issues.
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Baby Boomers: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and its Complications
Many of the baby boomers are hitting the 60-year mark. One of the common medical problems for people that are about 60 years old (predominantly men), is abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). While anyone can have an aneurysm, there is a certain group of people who are at a higher risk:
Men 60 years old or older (five times more likely to have an aneurysm than women)
Smokers
Overweight people
People with high blood pressure
People with high cholesterol
Genetics
Abdominal aortic aneurysms generally present no symptoms. In most cases, an AAA is only found through a CT scan or an abdominal ultrasound. Abdominal aortic aneurysms can be fatal if not treated. If an aneurysm is small (less than 5cm), doctors will watch the progress of the aneurysm. If the aneurysm increases too fast or enlarges to the 5cm point, surgery will be needed to correct the aneurysm. Once an aneurysm reaches the 5cm point, the chances of it breaking open are much greater.
Whether a person is male or female, anyone 60 years or older should have a CT scan done to check for aneurysms, especially if the age is combined with any of the above risk factors.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, while risky (as is any surgery), is usually successful. There are very little risk factors for an otherwise healthy person undergoing this surgery. The danger lies in allowing the aneurysm becoming larger than 5cm or if the aneurysm breaks open. Chances of death once an aneurysm breaks open is exponentially higher.
If an aneurysm breaks and the patient lives through the break and the surgery, the shock to the body may cause other complications, such as adult respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and renal failure. Both complications can be fatal, though ARDS has a higher fatality rate than renal failure. With special treatment using a ventilator, ARDS can be overcome.
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