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Suggest Medication For Arthritis Pain In An Elderly Person With Alzheimer S Disease

My 88 year old mother in late stages of alzheimers and unable to verbally communicate most of the time has arthritis in her hands and right shoulder. I give her a tylenol every other day and she is more relaxed in those areas and not squeezing her hands so tightly. Would it be better to give her asprin or tylenol arthritis?
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
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thank you for providing a brief history of your mother. well as you mentioned she is 88 we need to see her as more of an ageing degenerative changes in her body. I will always recommend to not undergo self medication as it might not be safe, so for medication take an expert's advice. now talking to her Alzheimer's disease and pain you need to look for a physical therapist who will use some therapeutic ultrasound therapy and some gradual slow passive movements which will help muscle move and will get ease of the pain.
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Suggest Medication For Arthritis Pain In An Elderly Person With Alzheimer S Disease

hi, thank you for providing a brief history of your mother. well as you mentioned she is 88 we need to see her as more of an ageing degenerative changes in her body. I will always recommend to not undergo self medication as it might not be safe, so for medication take an expert s advice. now talking to her Alzheimer s disease and pain you need to look for a physical therapist who will use some therapeutic ultrasound therapy and some gradual slow passive movements which will help muscle move and will get ease of the pain.