Falls

For many of us, the arrival of a new year has a way of focusing our goals and priorities and we develop strategies for how we want to live in the year to come. What’s on your to-do list? Does it include addressing your health and well-being? Perhaps you’ve committed…

Welcome to 2024. Will it be a productive, prosperous, and happy New Year? Or will injury or embarrassment befall you at some point, as you find yourself tripping, slipping, or otherwise heading to the ground? You know the statistics, or you should at this point, given how often we at…

It’s fairly easy to ignore the health of your feet. Perhaps the most undervalued part of your body, it’s easy to take your feet for granted, simply buying the occasional new shoe or sneaker – unless and until pain or injury strikes. Then you will quickly realize how essential your…

As you likely know, falls are a significant cause of serious injury and even death in older adults, and their incidence is on the rise. While there are many reasons you may experience a fall, having good balance is an essential component for preventing a fall or minimizing your injuries…

It’s been almost one year since over-the-counter hearing aids came on the market. Since that time, agebuzz, along with many other publications, has focused on such issues as getting access to these new devices, assessing the benefit of over-the-counter versus prescription hearing aids, and determining what models, features and prices…

It’s a new month and we have a new study confirming the serious threat that falls pose to older adults. According to a recent report from the CDC examining the incidence of non-fatal and fatal falls among older adults (65 and older), from 2020-2021, there was a 7.6% increase in…