Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Focus on Healthy Aging (FHA)
Volume 25 • Number 6 • June 2022
Stick to Simple Treatments for Backache
Research suggests that back pain consistently ranks among the top five most common reasons for health-care visits in the United States. The problem is particularly common in older adults, as increasing age, a lifetime of improper body mechanics, and wear and tear impact spine health. However, back pain is a …
Issue Highlights
- Improvements in Air Quality May Protect Cognition
- Newsbriefs: Maintaining a stable weight; boost cardiovascular health; monitoring blood pressure; repeat hernia surgery
- Protect Your Heart in the Heat
- Choosing the Right Home Exercise Equipment
- Ask the Experts: Getting the Shingles Vaccine After Shingles; Implantable Heart Devices at the End of Life