It may have been the first day of fall, but those at Valley Presbyterian Church on Friday learned how to do exactly the opposite.
About 125 attended the lectures, a balance class and Tai Chi demonstrations as part of a three-hour program put on by Valley Assistance Services to teach and demonstrate of a variety of ways to avoid falling. The event was timed to coincide with National Fall Prevention Awareness Month.
Associate Professor Ruth Taylor-Piliae, from the University of Arizona's College of Nursing, spoke about fall risk factors. They include advanced age, a prior fall, muscle weakness, balance problems, poor vision, postural hypotension, fear of falling and chronic conditions including stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Taylor-Piliae said one-third of adults 65 and older fall every year and less than half report it to their doctor.
Lunch was provided by Valley Galley, during which Donnie Poling from Tai Chi for Health demonstrated exercises that could be done from a sitting position.
Contact Green Valley freelance reporter Ellen Sussman at ellen2414@cox.net.
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