Fall Prevention | Arthritis Information

 

The Center for Healthy Aging has suggestions for fall prevention.  With the fibro, I am very careful to move slowly and carefully.  www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=69  FYI

Me too, having RA, osteoporosis and 4 artificial joints, I can't afford a fall.  I put in hand rails in my bathroom, removed all throw rugs and other things that may trip me up -- now if I can only train my cat not to hang around my feet when I'm walkin'. Cat sounds too cute!!! Good luck on the "cat training" damm I should have read that last night..as I sit here with my hand and foot in splints nursing sprains.  Buckeye, what happened?I was taking the dog for a walk and stepped on the edging of the sidewalk.  My ankle rolled into the edged area and down I went.  Fist of all my dignity was buised cause I couldn't get myself off the ground.  But,  I have a sprained ankle,  seriously bruised right knee and left wrist and a scraped up elbow.  All of those joints but the ankle have been replaced so there is a bit extra concern.  I get to pay a visit to my orthos and listen to them "lecture".  The first thing on my forbidden list is falling...oh well!!  Well, I'm glad you're more-or-less OK (except for the physical and mental bruising! I thought dog walking would be dangerous because of the dog and a leash, since they have a tendency to pull and wind the leash around poles and such, at least mine used to do that.  Understand your concern about the replaced joints because I'm protective of  my new knee.  I really hope that everything is fine, know your pride isn't but that's ok as long as your joints are okay.  Like Jas said, rest this evening and hope you have a good book.  Lindy LinB2008-06-21 15:00:04 [QUOTE=buckeye] I don't even want to think about falling as when I did, in January, had to call the paramedics to get me up. Nothing like looking like a beached whale in front of these good looking guys. Now with my new hip and knee, I'm careful. The only thing is that my two cats like to get under my feet when I'm walking. They don't like it when I push them out of the way with my cane or when I tell them beep-beep. The only problem I have with my floor mat is when it gets caught under the wheels of my walker! Plus I watch to make sure that there's no water on the floor to slip in as the cats will sometimes turn over their water dish to get my attention. I've sprained my ankle twice by tripping over cats.  I'll never figure out why they insist on running around someone's feet while they walk! I am sorry to hear that you fell, buckeye. I hope you heal pretty fast.