Do you sometimes experience sudden sharp or shooting pain on one side of your face? It could be a nerve disorder called trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgeon Dr. Core Rosenstein will present a program at Darien Senior Center on Tuesday, June 19, about the non-surgical and surgical treatment options available for patients to manage pain. Beginning with mild twinges of facial pain, it may lead to longer episodes of pain lasting several hours and days. Trigeminal neuralgia tends to affect older people in their 60s and 70s, particularly women over the age of 50.
Here’s what’s coming up this week, April 2 to 6,2018, at the Darien Senior Activities Center in Mather Community Center, 2 Renshaw Road. If you have questions about any of these programs, call the Senior Center at 203-656-7490. The following information comes from “The Voice” Senior Center newsletters for March and April. From the Senior Center Newsletter:
Come Lunch with the Darien Senior Programs at Mather Center
The best value in Town! Research shows that eating your main meal at noontime, especially as we grow older, has actual health benefits.
Here’s what’s coming up at the Darien Senior Activities Center at Mather Community Center, 2 Renshaw Road. If you have questions about any of these programs, call the Senior Center at 203-656-7490. STAMFORD HOSPITAL:
SHOULDER AND ARTHRITIS PAIN
Tuesday Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m.
For the senior population, should disorders are a sometimes underestimated cause of pain and disability, affecting approximately 20 percent of the community. Dr. VanBeek of Stamford Hospital will present a program on the different types of Shoulder pain and its cause as well as treatment issues. Dr. VanBeek will discuss holistic, conservative, and surgical options for shoulder injuries.
