Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disease that occurs in various areas of the central nervous system and causes memory, speech, thinking, cognitive and physical problems due to the loss of nerve cells and connections. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia with a rate of 60-80%. With the increase in the elderly population, the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, like dementia, is expected to increase over time.
Alzheimer’s disease causes atrophy in the brain, causing the brain to shrink significantly. Plaques, especially in the memory section, are one of the important cellular symptoms of the disease.
As with most neurological diseases, Alzheimer’s disease has both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, namely genetic and environmental factors. Once risk factors are present in individuals, the likelihood of the disease occurring as a result of abnormal brain function increases. However, it should not be forgotten that not every symptom causes Alzheimer’s disease. Some of the negative effects of the natural aging process and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease should not be confused with each other. A specialist consultation is required for a definitive diagnosis.
Smoking/alcohol use, severe head trauma, history of stroke/stroke, sleep-disordered breathing, hearing loss, low level of social interaction, low education, intelligence and occupational attainment are also risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.
According to scientific research, even the lowest intensity exercise (e.g. walking, leisure time activities) leads to significant reductions in the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Conscious and professional exercises reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia diseases and provide significant improvements in the prognosis after the disease.
At Meva Hospice, we follow the course of the disease with our professional doctor, care and physical therapy services and make successful progress in the disease process with conscious exercises…
