title: Geriatric rehabilitation. 4. Physical medicine and rehabilitation interventions for common age-related disorders and geriatric syndromes.
abstract: This self-directed learning module highlights physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM and R) interventions for age-related physiologic changes. It is part of the study guide on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in PM and R and geriatric medicine. This article specifically focuses on PM and R interventions (including exercise) for mobility alterations, activities of daily living alterations, osteoporosis, cognitive and behavioral changes, bladder changes, and bowel changes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the physical medicine and rehabilitation interventions for age-related physiologic changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ephillips1@partners.org
authors.forename: Edward M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Carol F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Bodenheimer
authors.forename: Randolph L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: David X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Cifu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003248:Constipation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000628:therapy; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy