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PT and the Aging Adult
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Links to Related Organizations

Alzheimer’s disease
- Alzheimer’s Association-community resources
- Alzheimer’s Safety Catalog: Making Your Home Safe for Your Loved One Memory Loss Support Services Knoxville-Knox County CAC
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- ALS Association
Arthritis
- National Arthritis Foundation
- WebMD arthritis guide
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases-National Institutes of Health-Computer Database for informed healthcare decision-making
Articles
- Lane NE. Osteoarthritis of the Hip. N Engl J Med 2007:357(14);1413-21.
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Anatomy Resources
- Guided tour of the human anatomy
- The visible human project
Bed safety
- Bed Safety: Brochure
- Hospital Bed Safety
Caregiver Organizations
- National
Caregiver Resources
- Eldercare Locator
- National Council on Aging
- Review for senior benefits
- Solutions: A Resource Guide for Seniors & Family Caregivers CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, Indianapolis, IN
Cardiovascular Disease
- American Heart Association
Cancer
- American Cancer Society
- American Society on Clinical Oncology
- National Cancer Institute
- Cancer Network
CVA

Diabetes
- American Association of Diabetes Educator
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
Education Materials
- Ohio State University-Patient Education
Exercise and the aging adult
- National Blueprint: Increasing physical activity in adults ages 50 and older
- Thera-Band Academy-Exercise Database/Research case studies with Thera-band
- American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association: Exercise and the older adult
Fall risk reduction
- Fall Prevention and home safety
- Falls in the Elderly-American Family Physician Publication
Geriatric related organizations
- AARP
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Society on ageing
- Association of Gerontology in Higher education
- International institute on ageing
- International Council on Active Ageing-Canadian Fitness Web site
Government and Medicare sites
- National Institutes of Health-Senior Health
- National Institute on aging-Publications link
- National Institute on Ageing-Home Page
- National Council on aging
- NPI information
- Department of Health and Human Services-CDC-Center for Health Statistics Publication and Resources on Disease Prevention and Healthy aging
Home Safety
- National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
- Caregiver’s Handbook: A guide to caring for the ill, elderly, disabled … and yourself A special health report from Harvard medical School
Osteoporosis
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Doctor’s Guide to Osteoporosis
- Surgeon General Bone Health Report
Other links
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- Aging parents and Elder Care
- Elder law answers
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Geriatric Educational Resources
- GeriScanner, a free monthly e-newsletter that reviews the geropsychiatric literature and latest news releases
- Older Adults … the Resource Guide Indianapolis Edition 2007 from the Indianapolis Senior Canter
Orthopeadics
- Edheads-Total Joint information
PTSD
- Gift From Within
Parkinson’s Disease
- National Parkinson Foundation
Well elderly resources
- Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter
- The Source on prevention-Barnes Jewish Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine

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