What is the best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly?
2. What is your first answer?
The best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly is to keep the patient active through physical activities in order to strengthen muscles and stability.
3. What is your second answer?
The best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly is to continue physical activity through the used of a video game.
4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
- Doing the sit to stand movement increases the muscle in the thigh. Increased strength reduces risk. Doing this with the game makes it more fun for the patient as well as healthcare provider.
- Parting the Horses Mane helps with balance for the elderly, decreasing fall risk. Doing this in the game makes it more fun for the patient.
- One Leg Stand helps balance in the elder, decreasing fall risk. Doing this will the came makes it more fun for the patient.
5. What printed source best supports your answer?
Power Training: Can it Improve Functional Performance in Older Adults?
6. What other source supports your answer?
General Studies of the Sit to Stand Movement
7. Tie this together with a concluding thought.
I think that using these techniques and keeping elders active will reduce their risk of falling and reduce falling in general.
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