The decision to use a cane, walker, or other device designed to improve your balance and mobility is not an easy one. It is a decision that millions struggle with each year. Let’s face it, many of you reading this article may associate these balance devices with aging, a decline…
Since falls cause injuries, it makes sense that eliminating falls will lead to fewer broken bones. The time has finally arrived for you to learn a proven 4-step system for fall prevention. The beauty of this system lies in the fact that it can be done by anyone, anywhere, at any time….
Medications are often a necessary evil. They can improve your quality of life, reduce your pain, and decrease your risk of developing life threatening emergencies. On the flip side, some medications have the potential for undesirable side effects. Let’s take a look at medications which can impact your balance and…
There are several medical conditions which can impact your balance and increase your fall risk. By no means was I able to include EVERY disease which can contribute to falls. I did, however, try to touch on a wide variety of the most common conditions that threaten to knock you…
If there is one thing that we’ve learned over the years, it’s that MANY factors contribute to falls. From normal changes that occur within your body during the aging process, to medical conditions, medications, and even your surroundings, it can be difficult to know where to start! Let’s break it…
The word “fall” might as well be grouped with all of those other four letter words as far as I’m concerned. Nothing good comes from falls, and they are more common than most of us would like to admit. If I were to ask for a show of hands for…
