Older Americans represent the least physically active subgroup of our population. They are also the group that generates the highest medical cost. Research suggests it is possible to decrease medical expenditures for older patients within 1 year of initiating a recommended exercise program. The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association have published useful recommendations on physical activity in older adults, defined as those older than the age of 65 years or...

MIAMI (EGMN) – More than half of adolescent athletes who experience an anterior cruciate ligament injury can develop long-term knee problems, even if surgery allows a relatively quick return to sports. ACL injury is “the gift that keeps on giving,” with 50%-60% of adolescent athletes developing an arthritic knee 15 years down the road, regardless of whether they had surgery, Dr. Jordan D. Metzl said. “Knees can appear to be 20-30 years older than they are at age 30 years if the patient had an...