ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s National Physical Therapy Month, and this year’s theme is fall prevention.
Thursday morning on Breakfast With Bridgett, an outpatient rehabilitation specialist from Health First shared insight.
Balance and muscle loss are big contributing factors for dangerous falls as we age and that’s why Specialist Paulette Swanson recommends an active lifestyle at every age.
“After age of 30, we start to lose muscle mass. About 3-5% each decade and that can really make an impact over time. So I think it’s important to start doing some exercises early that way you want to preserve that muscle mass. One in 4 Americans fall every year over the age of 65 and that’s a lot of falls. And some things you can start doing early on before the fall,” she explained.
Learn more about figuring out what you need to work on and some easy, but effective exercises that really help prevent falls. Watch the full interview here and learn more about Health First here.
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