Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center News
Exercise May Reduce Disability Even in Frail Elders
Absence of mobility is just one of the most usual disability amongst older Americans, Census Bureau records show. Mobility is vital for independent living as well as making it through the day. Activites such as visiting a medical professional's workplace or shopping can be challenging. Whether you need to walk across a room to the bathroom or cooking area, get out of bed or a chair, or walk through a [...]
Achieving better stroke outcomes with national certification
Getting patients back to where they want to be, is our goal," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care of Melbourne FL. Local resident Leon (Lee) Kirby doesn't know that Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center is a five-star ranked facility and a Gold Seal Award organization recognized and merited by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. He just knows they're superior with the active and aging population. As [...]
How the Inner Ear Plays a Vital Role in Balance
If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they aid in balance as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, relay messages to the brain that help you orient to your surroundings and aid in balance. "We know that falls impact our seniors," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care. Falls are the leading cause [...]
Memory Loss: What’s normal, What is not and tips to Improve Memory
"If you forgot where you put your keys, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think you've lost your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Helath Care in Melbourne FL. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed." And when it fails, people react in different of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory and driving [...]
Lost diamond ring found on Valentine’s Day
"We find no greater happiness than to make a difference in the lives of our patients, says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. It was a special anniversary band. Four diamonds set next to each other commemorating 55 years of marriage. Two months ago, 89-year-old Elvira Pearson lost her ring at Aldi's in Melbourne. "I was looking through the strawberries," says Pearson. She holds up [...]
Jeff Cleveland shares patient success story: One man’s journey back to golf
"Every day we have the opportunity to get patients back to a better quality of life," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. "It's our pleasure to share the efforts made by the patient and staff to our community," says Cleveland. Local resident, Mark Crockett was expecting the normal sequence after a quadruple bypass open heart surgery. A couple of days in the ICU, a [...]
Jeff Cleveland of Clear Choice Health Care Comments on Reach Out to Community
" Since 2009, Conway Lakes Health Care Center has actually partnered with various institutions, suppliers, and also communities that have all offered and donated time and effort for our "Backpack Giveaway" event," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. To date, Conway Lakes has given over 2500 backpacks that equate to $42,500 in donated products to local community kids who were in most need. They hold the event [...]
From Serious to Sensational: Helen Lamers Succeeds
Helen Lamers, Melbourne resident, was leading an active life. Community outings, social gatherings with friends and family kept her well-being. So, when she fell and couldn’t get back up, she was worried and started to pray. “I couldn’t understand what was happening,” says Lamers. When her daughter couldn’t not get her up, she laid on her bathroom floor the entire night. The ambulance was called and Lamers was rushed to [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice comments on an Unsung Hero Rising Again
As an airborne sergeant for the Army throughout the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's duties were to train young recruits just how to safely repel out of a helicopter. Training entails a strenuous as well as multi-phase process for those who are not faint of heart. For many who stand in the open door of an in-flight helicopter, it's a mind-blowing experience. As you look down for the first time repelling to [...]
Jeff Cleveland comments on Walking without Discomfort
The actions we take are the most basic form of feature. One foot in front of the other, we stroll. For lots of people, walking without discomfort is not an option because of neurological injury, obesity, disease, and also total tension on joints with weight bearing. However suppose you could stay clear of Earth's gravitational field? A journey to the moon, which has simply 20 percent of our planet's gravity, [...]
Jeff Cleveland claims Focus on Seniors: Story of Stroke Recovery
Jeff Cleveland is President of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL More than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke annually. Although the occurrence of stroke has actually decreased significantly given that the 1960s, the strokes that do take place are just as serious. In fact, stroke is a leading reason for long-term impairment in the United States. Considering the above truth, study does supply good information. The largest U.S. research [...]
Getting back to the community after COVID,” Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care
"The COVID pandemic has been damaging to our community," states Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "because seclusion leaves numerous senior citizens more prone." " We understand the research study," claims Fraser. Over the last 60 years, researches have actually shown that those lacking in social partnerships have higher wellness dangers than those connected with physical inactivity and obesity. And various other reputable threat aspects for death, such [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Healthcare provides 5 methods to improve Security and Lessen fall risk
Home is the place where you feel in control and correctly oriented in space and time. It is a predictable and secure location. More accidents occur in our houses than any other location. For individuals over age 65, house is the most likely place for an injury to happen from a fall. Falling is the single leading cause of home accidents in older adults. According to AARP, "Approximately one in [...]
Treatment and Meditation may play a role in Heart Disease Prevention states Jeff Cleveland
If you're one of 92 million American adults that are living with some form of heart problem, you've probably heard your doctor tell you to alter your lifestyle. Lowering high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and decreasing body weight can be the gold standard of heart-healthy change. Now, experts say, you can include meditation to that list of advice. According to a brand-new evaluation from the American Heart Association (AHA), [...]
Geoff Fraser: 3 Speech Treatment Technologies that Save Lives
As we age, we understand about our dangers. We take fall prevention classes, join a health club, consume right, and keep active. Doing all the ideal things provides us peace of mind. Regrettably, we take swallowing for granted. says Geoff Fraser, Partner at Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) affect as much as 15 million people, and can lead to major problems such as dehydration, malnutrition, [...]
Geoff Fraser of Clear Choice Health Care Discusses 5 methods to Improve Safety and Lessen Fall Risk
Home is the place where you feel in control and correctly oriented in space and time. It is a safe and secure and foreseeable location. Yet more mishaps take place in our houses than any other location. For people over age 65, house is the most likely location for an injury to take place from a fall. Falling is the single leading reason for house mishaps in older adults. According [...]
Therapy and meditation may play a role in heart disease avoidance says Jeff Cleveland
Jeff Cleveland understands a thing or two about treatment and meditation and how they can help you and if you're one of 92 million American adults that are coping with some kind of cardiovascular disease, you've probably heard your physician inform you to change your lifestyle. Decreasing high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and decreasing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy change. Now, professionals state, you can add meditation [...]
Brain Disease: How It Affects Swallowing Safety
" You wouldn't think that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for issue," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," confesses Cleveland. He says there is a great balance between chewing and breathing. When a neurologic or medical condition hinders the equilibrium between the two, breathing and swallowing can end up being alarmingly out of sync. Parkinson illness, for instance, slows [...]
Escape Your Arthritis Pain by Moving
If you want to feel less discomfort, take less medications, enhance your versatility, get stronger, and avoid joint replacement surgery in the future, then you're going to have to get moving, states Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH, head of rheumatology at Michigan State University. A great method to begin moving is stretching, which is not something only athletes need to do prior to a competition. Fact is that performing simple [...]
Cancer rehab and prehab provide options
For several years, cancer was all about making it through a weak quantity of time. Now with lots of people beating the chances, some rehab programs intend to improve life quality and function for those impacted by this persistent illness. " Because most cancer clients and survivors experience some type of physical defects, it might lead to disability and affect lifestyle," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care." [...]