Some age-related changes in function start happening long before you might think. Take balance. Did you know it starts to decline somewhere around age 40?… Read More »Threats to Your Balance—and What to Do About Them
Because Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can harm parts of the brain involved in movement, people with these conditions are at high risk… Read More »New Technology Aims to Predict Falls
Did you know that we all silently start losing muscle mass after age 40? And that often, that loss goes unnoticed until it reaches an advanced… Read More »Help Your Muscles Help You
Can you maintain your balance for 30 seconds while standing on one foot with your eyes closed? Try it and you may be unpleasantly surprised,… Read More »Protect Yourself from Falls
Approximately half of people with diabetes will develop nerve damage in the feet (and sometimes, the legs) resulting in symptoms ranging from numbness, weakness in… Read More »Managing Diabetic Neuropathy