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Fall Prevention Strategy For Your Patients

ChiroUp

Here are two ways to test if your patients can recover from a potential fall. Testing The Anterior Fall Envelope for Balance While standing upright with your arms at your sides, gradually lean forward as far as possible while keeping your hips and spine straight. Ideally, you can lean forward at least 4.5 Clinical Biomechanics.

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Osteoporosis: The unseen problem of fragile bones

Musculoskeletal Australia

With current treatments, most people diagnosed with a musculoskeletal condition will have no outward signs of their condition. This can cause pain from a fracture – for example, breaking the wrist or hip after a fall. These exercises place high stresses on the bones of the spine and legs as your feet hit the ground. dumbbells).

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