A Seniors Guide to Fall Prevention and Healthy Living
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Roxanne Reynolds has spent the past ten years working with seniors and those with movement disorders. Because of her love for seniors and the fact that her own grandmother fell and broke both of her hips, she knew she had to try and do something to help prevent catastrophic falls so prevalent today.
In A Seniors Guide to Fall Prevention and Healthy Living, Roxanne outlines causes, diseases affiliated with falls, home safety, foot health, diet, nutrition, and activities that promote balanced movement.
Roxanne Reynolds
Roxanne Reynolds has devoted most of her adult life to promoting wellness through nutritional counseling, t’ai chi, and specialized exercise, mainly to older adults and those with movement disorders. She is a certified instructor and has completed studies from the International Institute of Qigong and T’ai Chi. Roxanne teaches classes at cancer centers, hospitals, resorts, for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center, community colleges, senior communities, churches, assisted living, adult day care, as well as pioneering her talents instructing “The Art of Moving” classes, exercise specifically designed for people with Parkinson’s disease. Because of her love and devotion to helping elders not only cope, but also to thrive and live longer, healthier lives, Roxanne gives us the tools and necessary information to accomplish just that. Roxanne lives in Mesa, Arizona, and enjoys dance, music, fishing, gardening, and hiking with her pet boxer, Molly. www.stopfallsez.com
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A Seniors Guide to Fall Prevention and Healthy Living - Roxanne Reynolds
Seat Belts – Other People Maybe, Not Him
By Dan Verver
Watching my parents grow older, (we live in the same city), is like watching the sun set in slow motion. One of the things I would hear about when I would visit was my dad’s difficulty not so much in falling asleep as in staying asleep. So his sleep was getting spread around, some at night, and some during the day. He also had problems with hearing and walking. I don’t know if it was a matter of pride or refusing to acknowledge the fact that he was getting older, but he hated using a cane and disliked using his walker even more. He would use them if he went out, probably because we would tell him, If you don’t take it with you, you’re not going.
But at home, he wouldn’t touch them. His walking had deteriorated from the point of one foot in front of the other to one heel in front of the other. We would tell him he could lose his balance and fall and he would say that wasn’t going to happen. My brother would ask him how he knew that. My brother would ask him to name one person that fell who knew it was going to happen before it did. Seat belts. Why do we wear seat belts when we drive somewhere? Because we are going to get in an accident or because the possibility exists so we take the necessary precaution and buckle up. Did dad see the correlation? Not really. He refused to acknowledge the possibility that he could fall, other people maybe but not