Falls

The advice has been strong and steady for some time now: Movement is essential for your health and well-being as you age. And while some of us will just hop on a mountain bike or run on a treadmill, for many, those are not realistic options. But as we’ve previously…

As you may remember, last June agebuzz readers were lucky to learn from the wisdom and advice of Molly Roffman, the balance and falls expert who runs the studio StepWISEnow. The interview with Molly was one of our most popular posts from 2020, and now she is back to share…

Conventional wisdom suggests that osteoporosis (the bone disease involving loss of bone mass or creation of too little bone) is a disease most prevalent in older women. While both older men and even younger men and women can be diagnosed with it, the reality is that most in the medical…

At a moment in time when we could all use an escape, the words of the choreographer Agnes de Mille offer a clear path. She said, “To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is…

In a split second, your life can change forever: From upright to unconscious and from independent to helpless, all because of an unanticipated fall. Certainly, the data about falls and older adults are scary: It’s reported that an older adult dies from a fall every 19 minutes, and every 11…

On Balance: An Interview With Balance and Falls Expert Molly Roffman by Connie Zuckerman   Molly Roffman, PT, MA, CEEAA is the founder and director of StepWISEnow Balance Fitness. She is a licensed New York State physical therapist specializing in fall prevention and balance training. Molly’s experience in the rehabilitation…