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Related: About this forumSteps to Avoid an Accident
Preventing a fall, and the resulting injuries, isnt simply a matter of being more careful. Indeed, experts who have studied falls wish that people would take measures to protect themselves much as they do against heart disease or viral infections.
Judy A. Stevens, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stressed the importance of exercise. Among those who do fall, she said, if youre in better physical condition, youre less likely to be injured.
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Sorry about this, so I thought I should share. I have inherent balance problems!
Downwinder
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(136,043 posts)I have hydrocephalus and not doing any therapy. Might, some time, have surgery, but not enthusiastic about having a shunt placed in my BRAIN!
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)your knees up like walking.
They told me for twenty years, "It's all in your head." How right they were.
Don't want to go to a seizure. You lose the subroutines that make things work. It takes a long time to relearn them.
Nitram
(24,597 posts)Double blind studies prove a regular practice of tai chi improves balance in the elderly. Not to mention, reduces stress, increases flexibility, tones muscles, lowers blood pressure, improves respiratory and cardiovascular function -I know, I sound like a snake-oil salesman, so I'll step off the soap box. But try it, you'll like it!