Geriatric rehabilitation. 4. Physical medicine and rehabilitation interventions for common age-related disorders and geriatric syndromes.
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.
Phillips
Edward M
EM
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ephillips1@partners.org
Bodenheimer
Carol F
CF
Roig
Randolph L
RL
Cifu
David X
DX
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