[An overview of care in orthogeriatrics].

The management of fractures in elderly people requires specific technical care. In addition to the knowledge of the risk factors of the occurrence of these fractures, their management is based on surgical, medical and paramedical care. The nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists have an essential role to play in terms of care, rehabilitation and prevention.

[Chest congestion and respiratory therapy in the elderly].

In geriatrics, the usual approach is "primum non nocere":"first do no harm". Physiotherapists must adapt the techniques and exercises they use to the clinical situation of each patient. Close collaboration with the doctor enables care to be modified in accordance with the development of the symptomatology and the therapeutic objectives.