Stay Current

 

Date: November 20, 2006

Time: 9:30 AM ~ Refreshments will be served

Presenter: Robert Marder, MS, PT
Rehab Pro Physical Therapy in East Meadow

Location: Nassau Library System
Andrew Geddes Meeting Room
900 Jerusalem Avenue
Uniondale, NY 11553

Falls A Serious Health Risk for the Elderly !

Three days after a slight fall I stood reading as I waited for my appointment in the crowded orthopedist's office. I could not sit for the pain in my lower back. What I read was starkly coincidental, or was it????

  “If you or an older person you know has fallen, you're not alone. Each year, more than 1.6 million older Americans go to the emergency room for fall-related injuries. Among older adults, falls are the number one cause of fractures, hospital admissions for trauma, loss of independence and injury-related deaths, but falls are not an inevitable part of life, even as a person gets older.”  

My own fall, this quote from the National Institute on Health and its timely initiative to educate the public prompted the invitation to a Physical Therapist who works with older adults to address Senior Connections. Learn practical techniques to build balance and avoid falls. Learn the types of recuperative therapies used and what insurance will or will not cover.