- Disability in geriatrics.

-Morbidities and injures in old age interfere with physical activities , mental and psychologic behavior.

- And associated with variable degrees of disabilities from so mild and hardly noticed to sever and complete disabilities.

- Causes of (disabilities) handicapping in old age = 10 I :-

• Intellectual Impairment (dementia,...etc)
• Impairment of vision & hearing.
• Immobility.
• Instability causing repeated falling.
• Inanition(loss of teeth)causing malnutrition.
• Infection.
• Incontinence.
• Impotence.
• Iatrogensis.
• Isolation causing psychological disorders.