Fallingby
Wendi
So, I fell down the stairs yesterday.
Not a “head over heels somersault” kind of fall, more like a “feet swept out from under, slam down on your tailbone as you hit every step” kind of fall. Ouch...
How to prevent a “Zsa Zsa” fall, hip fractureby
Dr. John Z.
- Approximately 66 million Americans care for their aging parents and each year, one in three older Americans fall... she required hip replacement surgery. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) knows that a fall...
Home Safety for Elders: Preventing Fallsby
Ronni B.
being because among people 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths and serious injuries, and about half of all falls happen at home. So that's what we'll concentrate on today.
Number one: throw rugs: Get rid...
All About Falls and Elders – Part 2 of 2by
Ronni B.
• Install light switches at the top and the bottom of stairs
• If you are concerned about falling...
( Part 1 is here )
Yesterday, we discussed the facts and statistics of falls and elders. One...
Falling on STEP 2by
Denise Portis
would have been farther. If you fall IN the staircase, your fall is cut short by the slant of the stairs... “fall down and go boom” scratches.
Stairs are not all the same. A new discovery...
Moving Diary: Moving in and moving up (the stairs)by
Jennette F.fall to their deaths. One escapes and vows revenge on me and my kin.
12:50pm – Start unloading truck. Baby Bro carries boxes halfway up stairs to landing. I take boxes off landing, up the remaining stairs...
Falls and Tremorsby
Maryann
Ring around the rosies.
Pockets full of posies.
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down... myself in either fall except for bruises.
My balance has since improved since the infusion, with no more falls...
Falling Downby
Dr. Dalai
Image credit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Falling_down.jpg
A significant portion of my business lately has come from Falling Down. No, not the old Michael Douglas movie, but rather the actual...
I fall down a lotby
Dr. Eric R.
apparatus to the ground at age 4. Then there's me at age 10 chasing a bouncy ball down the stairs....
You see, I earned all my fractures. Most involved a fall. Some involved collisions. Today...
Introduction
... e. An estimated 1000 older people die each year from a fall on stairs. Falls cause the most deaths and long-term health problem ... » Read on
Causes
... ead injury while they are growing up. Falls from cribs, gasows, stairs, trees and playground equipment are just some of the more ... » Read on