I hosted my second Saturday morning Essentrics Wellness Retreat. It included two Essentrics workouts and a one hour workshop (Better Balance to Prevent Falls) plus delicious snacks, great door prizes and sixteen awesome participants. Unfortunately, I can’t show you pictures of our amazing morning, because I and my husband (my super assistant) were so into each moment that we forgot to take pictures…not even one. Darn it all!
But then that motivates to write up a few blog posts to share what I learned from my research the impact on falls especially for people over 65, how falls can be prevented and the role balance plays in fall prevention.
For today I want to share some facts about falls from the CDC.
Falls are serious and costly
- Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).4
- One out of 10 falls results in an injury that causes the older adult to restrict their activities for a day or more or to seek attention from the healthcare system.1
- Each year, there are about 3 million emergency department visits due to older people falls.2
- Each year, there are about 1 million fall-related hospitalizations among older adults.2
- In 2019, 83% percent of hip fracture deaths and 88% of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for hip fractures were caused by falls.3
- Each year, nearly 319,000 older people are hospitalized for hip fractures.3
Read these over a couple of times and consider what it would mean for you to have a serious fall.
Are you ready to start working on making some changes to have prevent falling?
Think about your life..
Have you fallen recently? What happened when you fell?
What led up to the fall…in other words, why did you fall? How could you have prevented that fall?
Don’t just think about it, write the answers to these questions down. Let this be your starting point to a safer, healthier life free of falls.
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