Quality of Life

If you are a 1990-91 Gulf War Veteran with questions or concerns about Gulf War Illness, you’re invited to join research committee sessions.

The Farms and Gardens program at Madison VA encourages Veterans to use gardening as a productive outlet to help maintain a fulfilling life.

Tai Chi improves aerobic capacity, strength, stress management, quality of life and pain management. Two Veterans explain how it has helped them.

After foot surgeries, sciatic nerve issues and years of smoking, Veteran James Mitchell was using a walker, was stressed out, and life was at its lowest point. Then he started his Whole Health journey.

Osteoporosis is concerning for many women, especially post-menopause. It can also affect men later in life. It is not a normal part of aging. Medication is the primary management tool for osteoporosis.

Louisiana Veterans with COPD can now receive pulmonary rehabilitation treatment in their homes with VA’s Video Connect. Mary Labiche and Zina White started the program and hold weekly sessions.

Study identified Veterans who had kidney transplants between 2008 and 2016 and were enrolled in VA and Medicare at the time of their transplant…and had their choice of where to receive transplant care.

California VA physical therapy program combines exercises with instruction on the neuroscience of pain to help older Veterans increase mobility, reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life.

VA’s MOVE! team helped update the VA-DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Veterans can be confident that VA regularly evaluates the evidence for the care they provide. It’s available online.

The coronavirus outbreak can increase stress and anxiety. Dealing with that stress can improve your health, quality of life, and wellbeing. Here are some expert suggestions for you and your family.

Even though he can’t drive, Marine Veteran Kenneth Schmitt receives VA primary care through home-based primary care, which allows Veterans to remain at home as they face aging and chronic disease.

For this year's World No Tobacco Day, VA's Better Starts Today campaign highlights some of the mental, emotional and physical benefits of tobacco cessation.