Utilize Assistive Devices<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n If needed, don’t hesitate to use assistive devices like canes, walkers, or grab bars. These tools provide additional support and can significantly reduce the risk of falls. Work with your healthcare provider to determine the most suitable assistive devices for your specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The CDC\u00a0states that there are around 36 million falls reported among older adults each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths. One out of every five results in an injury such as broken bones or a head injury, and more than 95% of all hip fractures are a result of falls. The incidence of falls […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"libsyn-item-id":0,"libsyn-show-id":0,"libsyn-post-error":"","libsyn-post-error_post-type":"","libsyn-post-error_post-permissions":"","libsyn-post-error_api":"","playlist-podcast-url":"","libsyn-episode-thumbnail":"","libsyn-episode-widescreen_image":"","libsyn-episode-blog_image":"","libsyn-episode-background_image":"","libsyn-post-episode-category-selection":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_thumbnail":"none","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_theme":"standard","libsyn-post-episode-player_height":"200","libsyn-post-episode-player_width":"450","libsyn-post-episode-player_placement":"top","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link_text":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_custom_color":"87a93a","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-explicit":"no","libsyn-post-episode":"","libsyn-post-episode-update-id3":"","libsyn-post-episode-release-date":"","libsyn-post-episode-simple-download":"available","libsyn-release-date":"","libsyn-post-update-release-date":"","libsyn-is_draft":"","libsyn-new-media-media":"","libsyn-post-episode-subtitle":"","libsyn-new-media-image":"","libsyn-post-episode-keywords":"","libsyn-post-itunes":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-season-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-type":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-title":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-author":"","libsyn-destination-releases":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data":"{\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-838994-release-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-838994-expiration-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-advanced-destination-checkbox-838994\":\"checked\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-838997-release-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-838997-expiration-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-advanced-destination-checkbox-838997\":\"checked\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839000-release-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839000-expiration-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-advanced-destination-checkbox-839000\":\"checked\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839003-release-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839003-expiration-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-advanced-destination-checkbox-839003\":\"checked\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839006-release-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-839006-expiration-time\":\"\",\"libsyn-advanced-destination-checkbox-839006\":\"checked\"}","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-enabled":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-input-enabled":false,"libsyn-post-episode-premium_state":"","libsyn-episode-shortcode":"","libsyn-episode-embedurl":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Keep Yourself Safe From Falls - Patient Advocacy Services Columbus Ohio<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n