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| Falls actually occur for many reasons. Accidents occur | | | | When this happens, first off, you are at increased risk |
| simply out of shear accident. You slide on something | | | | of fall. Now, amplify the situation by adding poor vision, |
| slippery, you are knocked over by something, etc. | | | | or, being in a situation that requires good balance, like at |
| When you fall because you lost your balance, this is | | | | night when it is dark, or being in a dark room. |
| more concerning as it alludes to the fact that there is | | | | Consequential balance loss will be amplified. As these |
| more going on, i.e., a problem. There are many medical | | | | two systems fail, which is markedly common in the |
| conditions which contribute to fall risk. | | | | elderly, increased reliance on the vestibular labyrinthine |
| Parkinsonâs, Alzheimerâs, diabetes, | | | | system becomes necessitated. If there is any problem |
| cardiac problems to name a few. In the absence of | | | | with this system whatsoever, a fall is imminent. We |
| disease, fall risk occurs as an affect of normal aging. | | | | can easily check these three postural systems in our |
| This is insidious, and most do not perceive that their | | | | office, in fact, we do it free as a community service. |
| balance is poor until put to the test, at which point they | | | | Falls are endemic and a leading cause of accidental |
| fall. Some who fall will be fortunate and get a second | | | | injury and accidental death. For this reason, we urge all |
| chance to treat their poor balance, others nay not be | | | | individuals, especially those over 60 years of age, to be |
| so fortunate and suffer grave injuries that may even | | | | tested. If you think your balance is fine because you |
| be fatal. As humanâs age, the spine tends to | | | | have not yet fallen, you are simply lucky. The simple |
| degenerate as part of the normal again process. | | | | fact is that you only know your balance is good if it |
| Because of this degenerative process, the | | | | has been tested and you pass your test. If you |
| proprioceptive systems that send information to the | | | | already know that you have poor balance, or, you |
| areas of your brain that regulate balance, tend to | | | | have a history of falling, do yourself a huge favor and |
| diminish over time, so that you have less proprioceptive | | | | take advantage of our offer to test you for free. |