There are many conditions that geriatricians treat in older adults, including:

• arthritis: inflammation of your joints that causes pain and stiffness
• Alzheimer’s disease: a progressive form of dementia that affects your memory, thinking, and behavior
• balance issues: problems caused by weakened hips, ankles, and inner ear disorders
• cancer: a group of diseases caused by abnormal cells that divide and can spread throughout your body
• dementia: a condition that affects your memory, thinking, behavior, and language
• diabetes: a metabolic disease that can damage your nerves, kidneys, and other organs
• frailty: the gradual decline and weakening of your health, marked by loss of physical strength and increased vulnerability to diseases
• hearing lossandvision loss: common disorders of your ears and eyes marked by loss of function
• heart disease: a wide range of cardiovascular diseases that damage heart functionality
• insomnia: a sleep disorder that makes it hard to fall and stay asleep
• osteoarthritis: a loss of cartilage in your joints that causes pain and stiffness
• osteoporosis: a loss of bone density that causes your bones to grow weaker
• urinary incontinence: a loss of bladder control

有五个地区如今使用categorize an older adult’s care, including:

• matters most: patients dealing withpalliativeor end-of-life care
• medication: patients who have trouble managing and taking multiple medications
• mind: patients with cognitive and behavioral health issues
• mobility: patients who are prone to falling or who have lost mobility
• multi-complexity: patients who manage ongoing injuries and chronic illnesses

Some of the most common procedures geriatricians perform include:

• abscess treatment
• foreign object removal
• joint injections
• 膝盖和臀部护理
• removal of skin tags, moles, and cysts
• skin biopsiesandskin cancer treatment
• wart therapy

The age at which you start seeing a geriatrician depends on many factors, including your lifestyle, chronic conditions, medications, and more.

You may want to visit a geriatrician if you:

• are interested in receiving lifestyle guidance as an older adult
• have experienced increased frailty or impairment
• have started to feel symptoms of diseases associated with aging, such as dementia
• live with chronic conditions that require complex care
• take multiple medications