Nov
28
While ageing is a natural process since life began on earth, the study and specialization on senior diseases is a relatively new field. In United Kingdom, the “Mother of Geriatrics” is Dr. Marjorie Warren who highlighted rehabilitation as the primary mode of prevention and treatment of senior diseases. Meanwhile, Dr. Bernard Isaacs took the leap of defining the so-called ‘giants‘ of senior diseases: incontinence, immobility, impaired intellect and instability.