The impact of chronic diseases - Part 1

The impact of chronic diseases - Part 1 -

In 05, 133 million Americans were living with at least one chronic condition and it is expected that this number will increase to 157 million in 2020. Although 63 million people have had multiple chronic diseases in 05, this number is expected to reach 81 million in 2020. this is only the tip of the fall-out that should influence our health system for those with chronic diseases.

a recent article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows the number of Americans suffering from diseases or multiple chronic diseases is a massive 47 percent. Consider this ... the average Medicare patient with one chronic disease seen four doctors per year, while those with five or more chronic conditions see 14 different doctors a year!

Here's the real tire ... should the population of the United States increased 18 percent from 05 to 2025, but the population aged over sixty-five will increase 73 percent.
the group of more than sixty-five years is the general care at twice the rate of those under sixty-five years!

It was expected that, by 2020, chronic diseases will account for nearly three quarters of all deaths worldwide. Obesity, inactivity and sedentary lifestyle and poor dietary food choices contribute to a significant percentage of chronic diseases.

The financial implications of these staggering numbers is a health system that will be hard to maintain.

Read The economic drain of chronic diseases - Part 2

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Jeff Gilliam, PT, PhD, OCS

Jeff Gilliam PT PhD: is a specialist in weight loss, who studied in detail in the areas of health behavior, exercise physiology and nutritional biochemistry at the University of Florida. Jeff taught a course at the University of Florida called "Search Applications to obesity and weight loss." He also taught for UF DPT program to promote health and well-being "and" Evidence Based Practice III '. His doctoral research was in the area of ​​effective behavioral interventions for obesity and its associated diseases. He is the founder of choice of doctors for weight loss Loss a program of life / Successful weight, which can be found in more than 40 clinics in the US Southeast. He is currently clinical director of ReQuest Physical Therapy (Gainesville, Florida) and integrates the loss of life program / weight in physical therapy for his patients to help them achieve their healthy body weight.

Jeff Gilliam is an orthopedic specialist certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

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