1 in 4 American aged 65+ falls each year. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult die from a fall. Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults. Falls result in more than 2.8 million injuries treated in emergency departments annually, including over 800,000 hospitalizations and more than 27,000 deaths. The author is an experienced neurological therapist with hands-on experience in helping elderly patients with various neurological diseases with their balance and coordination. He has written this book in a simple, concise manner to convey the most crucial information.
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