Physiatry and Primary Care: A Potent Pairing for Older and Aging Adults
For older adults who feel limited by physical changes associated with aging, physiatry can help maintain strength and flexibility along a continuum of primary care.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) for older adults is sometimes referred to as "prehab" vs "rehab," to focus on its role in helping individuals maintain strength, flexibility, and physical function as they age for as long as they are able to. In this Patient Care conversation with physiatrist Talya Fleming, MD, we discussed how primary care can incorporate PM&R into a patient's care plan along a continuum as well as what "yellow flags" to be on the look out for as a patient ages.
Talya Fleming, MD, is the medical director of the Stroke Recovery, Post-COVID Rehabilitation and Aftercare Programs at the Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, New Jersey, and a clinical associate professor at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Primary Viewpoints Episode 7: Antidepressants for Back Pain, Osteoarthritis Pain
February 25th 2021Listen to our newest podcast episode where the lead author of a recent meta-analysis shares his findings on the safety and efficacy of antidepressant medications to treat back and osteoarthritis pain.
Podcast: Arthritis, Anxiety, and Depression: Managing a Common Comorbidity
May 14th 2012Anxiety is even more common than depression among people who have arthritis, a new study has shown. Here to discuss the implications for diagnosis and treatment is Eilzabeth Lin MD, a family medicine physician who is a longstanding researcher in the field of depression and pain.
