As the years go by, it is inevitable that our body will age and therefore lose physical capacities. But combined with a sedentary lifestyle, ageing accelerates and reduces the quality of life. Active ageing is a commitment to health. From the age of 60 onwards, health problems tend to worsen and for this reason, emphasis […]
Falling is a common risk for everyone, from the time we start walking until we are old. But the consequences of these falls are very different depending on how old we are. When we are young, falls are usually less dangerous because our bones and muscles are stronger and more elastic. In adults over the […]
For almost a year now, we have been caught up in a pandemic that has taken us all by surprise. Covid-19 has transformed our daily lives and those of our loved ones, causing very complicated situations. Caring for dependents, the disabled and the elderly has undoubtedly been one of the most affected. – First of […]
Urinary incontinence is considered any involuntary loss of urine that causes discomfort to the person who suffers it; the prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age, although only one in three older people consult for it (according to the Spanish Association of Urology), although this is not the only cause, it can also occur after […]
Caring for a sick or dependent family member can be stressful and sometimes the caregiver may feel frustrated and overcome, it is what is known as caregiver syndrome, a disorder that occurs in the person caring for the sick, elderly or dependents and that It is characterized by physical and mental exhaustion. It is usually […]
Already since the time of the Egyptian empire, the advantages of sleeping in tilted beds have been known – in the excavations carried out, evidence has emerged that the Egyptians did so – especially in the case of having gastrogastric reflux or suffering from lung diseases with respiratory distress, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma … […]
The Joint Commission International (the most relevant organization for health accreditation worldwide) includes the reduction of the risk of falls as one of the most important parameters to take into account in the area of patient safety for hospital accreditation. According to the WHO (data from 2018), falls are the second leading cause of death […]
Talking about the toilet always produces some modesty, however it is one of the elements of our home that we use the most and whose use dates back to the Minoan civilization of Crete, approximately in 2000 BC, although the toilet we know today was invented by John Harington in England, in 1596 and perfected […]
