Editor’s note: Falls are common among older people – and can have devastating consquences. Each year, more than 1.6 million older U.S. adults go to emergency departments for fall-related injuries, according to SeniorHealth, a division of the National Institutes of Health. For older adults, falls are the number one cause of fractures, hospital admissions for… Continue reading What You Should Do to Prevent Falls
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The Use of Canes and Other Mobility Devices Is on the Rise Among Older Adults
America’s population of senior citizens is growing, and with it a reliance on canes, wheelchairs and scooters. The use of walking aids has increased by 50 percent in the past decade, according to a study done at the University of Vermont and published in May 2015 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The… Continue reading The Use of Canes and Other Mobility Devices Is on the Rise Among Older Adults