Maintaining Mobility in Later Years: The Importance of Proper Gait Mechanics

Exercise

  Why Proper Gait Mechanics Matter As we age, it’s natural for our bodies to experience changes that can affect the way we move. For older adults, these changes can include a loss of leg strength and coordination, as well as a loss of flexibility in the hips and spine. These gait deviations can lead…

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How To Avoid Falling?

Fear of Falling

To avoid falling you first need to learn why it may be happening to you. One of the biggest concerns in people over the age of 70 is losing their mobility or independence due to a fall. Many will tell me how they don’t like when it takes them more than one time to get…

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What Makes Up Balance? How to Prevent Falling

Fall Prevention

During evaluations with our patients, predominantly those over the age of 70, we recognize fear and concern that they reveal of losing their mobility or independence due to a fall. They express how they don’t like it when it takes them multiple attempts to get up out of a chair, stool, or booth at a…

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Components Of A Fall prevention evaluation

Fall Prevention

During my evaluation with many of my patients, almost always with people over 70, is the fear and concern of losing their mobility or independence due to a fall. ​​​​​​​ And many will tell me about how they don’t like it when it takes them more than one time to try and get up out…

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