Results for 'falling'

  1. Falling Down and Related Injuries

    Topic - Learn about falling down injuries, how to avoid slip and falls, and about preventing falls in our Senior Health Center at Caring.com.

  2. How can I help my 82-year-old mother overcome her fear of falling?

    Question - If a parent has a fear of falling, it can actually make things more dangerous. Here's expert advice on how to help a parent overcome fear of falling.
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  3. Falling Down and Feeling Down: What's the Connection?

    Blog Post - Falling down and feeling down linked in elderly, say researchers from Down Under.

  4. Elders Keep Falling a Secret for Fear of Losing Independence

    Blog Post - Some elders hide their falls for fear of losing independence. Caregivers can take steps to reduce the risks of falling.

  5. 10 Questions to Ask An Older Adult About Falling

    Checklist - Don't be surprised if your parent is reluctant to talk about her falls (or suspected falls), fearing that the consequences could threaten her independence. Even so, it's important to get this issue out on the table. By getting as much information as possible, you can provide your parent's physician with...

  6. How do I help my mother get over or cope with her fear of falling?

    Question - My mother had a hemmorage-stroke 7 yrs ago. She had made remarkable progress until two weeks ago when she had a couple of days with vertigo (history of vertigo pre-stroke) related to allergy issues. Since then she has been filled with anxiety about walking, fears falling, and will not put all her weight on the right side (affected)...
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  7. Drugs That Up the Odds of Falling Down

    Blog Post - Prevent falls in the elderly by keeping an eye on the combination of drugs they're taking.

  8. 7 Questions to Ask the Doctor About Preventing Falls

    Checklist - Each year one in three adults age 65 years or older falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the possibility of serious injury from falling increases even more dramatically by the time your parents reach the age of 85.

  9. How can I help my dad correct his bad Parkinson's posture to avoid falling over?

    Question - My parent with Parkinson's has poor posture, and it causes him to fall. How do you get someone with Parkinson's to improve their posture to avoid falls?
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  10. Falling: A Deadly Problem Helped by Prevention

    Blog Post - Falls are a deadly problem that can be helped through prevention.

  11. Is dizziness and falling normal after a stroke?

    Question - My wife had a stroke the end of September. Now she has increasing dizziness is this normal after a stroke. She had some dizziness since the stroke but she has been falling a lot. What can I do.
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  12. I'm falling in love with my dad's home health aide, but Dad has a crush on her, too. It's really awkward.

    Blog Post - I've never seen this problem addressed before. I am a single 29-year-old guy, and my dad is 75 and has dementia and a heart condition. He lives alone but I check on him every day, and he has an aide who comes daily to take care of him. I'm falling in love with the aide, Marilyn, and think she feels the same way but is nervous about dating a client...

  13. Falls and Alzheimer's Disease

    Article - There are many reasons why older adults are at risk of falling, including the effects of medications, slowed reaction times, brittle bones, stiffness, and lack of flexibility and impaired vision. Due to changes in the brain that are caused by Alzheimer's disease, people with Alzheimer's disease are at especially high risk of falling...

  14. Is one of the side effects of chemo a tendency to fall down?

    Question - When someone is weak from chemo, is falling a side effect? Do falls from chemo treatment caused by numbness or weakness require medical attention?
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  15. How can I encourage my listless mom to bathe?

    Question - Elderly people sometimes refuse to bathe out of modesty or fear of falling. What can you do to help when when a parent refuses to bathe or shower?
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  16. New Legislation (and You) Can Help Prevent Seniors From Falling

    Blog Post - The Safety of Seniors Act aims to help prevent falls among the elderly. Here are ways to help reduce the fall risk for your parents.

  17. 3 Key Steps to Protect Against Falls -- and Prevent a "Cascade" of Health Problems

    Blog Post - As many of us in the role of caring for older family members have found out the hard way, a fall that leads to a broken hip or other fracture can set of a chain reaction of health problems that can leave a formerly strong and independent person weakened and frail...

  18. Is it possible for a hip to break without falling?

    Question - My elderly uncle broke his hip and is in the hospital. His doctor asked him how it happened; he replied that his hip broke and it made him fall. The doctor corrected him and said he fell and that broke his hip. Is it possible that my uncle was correct? I have heard that before that osteoporosis in the elderly can cause a frail bone to break while walking...
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  19. Downward Dog May Keep Elderly Upright

    Blog Post - Recent research reveals Iyengar yoga improves stability and balance in older women, which could lower their risk of falling.

  20. What would cause sudden falling?

    Question - I have a friend who is 67 years and in good health. Recently she has been falling for no apparent reason. This has happened twice within a week and both were public places. Fortunately she was not hurt; however this is concerning. What would be the cause?