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.

Overall article objective: To summarize the physical medicine and rehabilitation interventions for age-related physiologic changes.