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7 Reasons Why Seniors Fall + 3 Prevention Steps. From a Fall Prevention Expert.

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Rein Tideiksaar, Ph.D. is a fall prevention expert who has spent the last 15 years studying falls among seniors.  He offers 7 reasons why seniors fall and 3 simple steps that can be taken to prevent falls from happening.   People of all ages fall, but falls are more common for older people and more dangerous. One out of three seniors over age 65 falls each year. Falls are the number one cause of death from injury among this age group. The death rate from falls among seniors has risen sharply over the past decade and is expected to grow as the population ages. Losing balance and falling down is the most common accident that happens to older adults. Although most people younger people are not usually harmed if they fall, the more falls an individual has the greater the chance of injury. If you do get hurt the result can harm your health, your sense of  well-being , and your independence which has a serious effect on a person’s dignity.  Why do seniors fall? Falls are due to a combina...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Morning Stiffness: How Real People Deal

You need to get up and start your day, but your body won’t cooperate. Morning stiffness is considered a common characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is considerable joint pain and stiffness that interferes with physical function as you wake from sleep. It can affect quality of life and has been tied to work loss, too. Stiffness Symptoms and Changes in Perception The 1987 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis from the American College of Rheumatology listed “ morning stiffness in and around the joints, lasting at least one hour before maximal improvement” among the signs of the condition. However, when the classification criteria was updated in 2010, morning stiffness was not included. The revised criteria focused on earlier stages of rheumatoid arthritis and features that are definitively associated with RA. In fact, while morning stiffness is a common characteristic of RA, it is not specific to RA — it is a characteristic of all inflammatory types of a...

Travel Lite 1000 SLRX Review and Experience

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Travel Lite 1000 SLRX Review and Experience http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-reviews/clam-jam-our-2012-travel-lite-1000-slrx-ultra-experience/"> Travel Lite 1000 SLRX Review and Experience&BODY=I found this article interesting and thought of sharing it with you. Check it out: http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-reviews/clam-jam-our-2012-travel-lite-1000-slrx-ultra-experience/"> We took our brand new Travel Lite 1000 SLRX Ultra to the Fall North-East / Michigan- Ohio Valley Truck Camper Jamboree and partied down, truck camper style . CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO THE REVIEW OF THE TRAVEL LITE 1000 SLRX Mike (aka Mikeee), and Cathie Tassinari, Bruce and Kim Scott, and Jim and Cathy Crisafulli pulled off one heck of an amazing truck camper rally this year.  They dreamed up a joint North-East and Michigan- Ohio Valley Jamboree ; a rally that would bring together two of the most active truck camping communities...