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Substantiating Appropriate Motion Capture Techniques for the Assessment of Nordic Walking Gait and Posture in Older Adults
Published on: May 12, 2016
[Pre-travel advice for the elderly]
1Mesures sanitaires d'urgences Service de la Santé publique Rue Cité Devant II 1014 Lausanne. mathieu.potin@hospvd.ch
Abstract:
The aging population, the multiplication of leisure activities and the many possibilities to travel will confront the primary care physician to elderly travelers who want health advice prior to their journey, sometimes in remote areas. Age itself is no contra-indication to travel, but the co-morbidities and the potential upsets that the elderly can be submitted to might render her/him more vulnerable to health problems. A medical evaluation, specific recommendations about traveling (including sufficient medication and medical material) and a medical certificate should be proposed by the primary care practitioner to her/his elderly patient planning to travel.
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