Amidst the ever-evolving circumstances of healthcare, art and music therapy have revolutionized geriatric care, offering a profound way to nurture senior’s mental and emotional well-being.

Geriatric therapists can offer shorter-term therapy for a specific life event or transition, such as the loss of a loved one, but they can also offer longer-term support for ongoing conditions ...

Howe Liu is a professor of physical therapy, anatomy and medical education at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He specializes in geriatric rehabilitation and holds multiple ...

This course will focus on the special needs of the elderly and on the physical therapy management of the geriatric client. The physical changes associated with normal aging as well as pathological ...

Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, glaucoma, arthritis, and diabetes are a few medical issues that are more common in elderly patients and well known to the gerontology field.

And we provide tips for how to find a certified geriatric massage therapist near you. Massages are a type of complementary or alternative therapy. They’re not considered part of conventional ...

Saint Louis University’s Geriatric Education Center (GEC) offers cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), a support group for people experiencing memory challenges. Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is ...

A new practical guide by Alexander Wormit, Thomas Hillecke, Dorothée von Moreau and Carsten Diener provides insight into music therapy in the field of geriatrics. Published by Ernst Reinhardt ...

Are there objective reasons to consider the elderly population as potentially more vulnerable to radiation therapy than younger people? In practice, how are geriatric patients treated when ...

Saint Louis University’s Geriatric Education Center (GEC) offers cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), a support group for people experiencing memory challenges. Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is ...