Question

Please explain why lower-extremity functions are important for the healthy life of older adults, and your opinions on zaRitz with reasons.

Answer 1

As people grow older, they go through many changes, and you may need to adjust your life style for healthy aging. Healthy eating and regular physical activities can be keys to maintain good health at any age. Making suitable lifestyle choices may also prevent some kind of diseases like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and soon on.

The lower extremity function is one of the best physical activity to improve your overall health which including walking, exercise of muscle strengthening and range of motion. The merits are

* Improve your strength, balance, flexibility and endurance - being able to move period of time without stopping

* Improves the lung capacity

* Reduces the symptoms of arthritis, heart disease, anxiety and depression

* Helps to maintain appropriate body weight

* Reduces the risk of fall and accidents, especially in elder adults

Poor mobility of the lower limbs in community-dwelling elderly people is a predictor of functional decline in terms of disability, falls, nursing home admission, and death. Thus, as health care workers, be very conscious about elderly patients health conditions.