Fall Prevention
According to numerous sources, including the Centers for Disease Control, one out of three older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year but less than half talk to their healthcare providers about it. Falls are the leading cause of both injury and death among the senior citizen population. Each year about 23,000 people die from falls. If falls are not reported to your healthcare provider, associated injuries go untreated and can have unintended consequences. For example, hip fractures are rather common yet untreated hairline hip fractures can substantially increase the vulnerability of people being treated for heart problems or pneumonia. It is critical to rule out even hairline fractures from benign falls in the elder population and especially those seniors with risk factors and conditions like osteoporosis.
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