By Daniel M. Keller — 2019
Yips, a focal task–specific dystonia, may be more prevalent than previously thought, according to a new study of golfers.
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When I retired from clinical practice several years ago, I let go into the unknown. I felt tentative, uncertain, yet knowing intuitively that I needed to heed the call.
This case shows the danger of one asymptomatic condition in particular.
To stay healthy and fit, older people have traditionally been advised to take up gentle activities, such as walking and tai chi. But it’s time we added competitive sports to the mix.
Abundant evidence suggests that the waning of ability in people of high accomplishment is especially brutal psychologically.
We often confuse the effects of inactivity with the ageing process itself, and believe certain diseases are purely the result of getting older.
We may need to rethink what normal fitness is or should be in older people.