Effects of multiple conditions
As people get older they are more likely to have multiple pathology (that is, to suffer from more than one condition), which can have considerable impact on their care and mobility needs.
For instance, a person may have weakness or paralysis of one side of the body because of a stroke, which affects walking ability but this will be compounded if the person has co-existing osteo-arthritis of the hip. The overall disabling effect will be worse than the sum of the effects of each condition.
Other useful links
- Effects of ageing
- Normal ageing
- Ageing and disease
- Clinical features
- Side effects of treatment
- Case example
