Anne Peterson
Anne Peterson
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You start to use your hands when you get out of a chair. Your legs just get weaker.
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Not everybody can go to a gym. They can do some simple leg strengthening exercises at home. It's a good start.
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It's the community-dwelling seniors, people in their homes who have not fallen yet, who are, maybe, leaning toward a sedentary lifestyle. You tend to do less and less. It's this snowball effect.
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It's not as simple as exercise will prevent all falls, but it can prevent a lot of falls. There are people who have disease situations -- stroke, Parkinson's, inner ear problems, they've had a hip replacement or they've had joint issues. There are situations where it's a little more complicated, and we help those people as well. But there's this other whole large group of people.