Falls

Falls :: Falls is a common and most frightening nervous disorder in advanced old age. A fall occurs when the vertical line which passes through the centre of the mass of the human body comes to lie beyond the support base and correction doesn’t take place in time. There are two types of falls in the elderly. The young old person falls occasionally because he unwisely indulges in activities involving large and rapid displacements of which he was once capable, but which now exceeds his capacity. In the second type, the older people who suffer to the sharp decline in the efficiency of balance mechanism. Most falls are trivial and they do not result in injury. It is estimated that nearly 80 percent of falls do not result in injury. In other cases, injuries may result depending on the intensity and rapidly of the fall. Older people most likely to suffer injury are those who are moving rapidly at the time of the fall. Causes :: Falls may be caused by a variety of factors. The elderly people with recurrent falls usually have a continuing cause. Some people lose consciousness may result from epilepsy and circulatory disturbances. Temporary loss of consciousness in old age is usually caused by a temporary disturbance of cerebral circulating resulting from a fall in cardiac output or an error in blood distribution. Most falls occur while walking. These falls may result from neurological disease like strokes, weakness of the legs and failure to raise the feet, multiple clerosis and Parkinson’s disease. These diseases affect rhythmicity and regularity of stepping, thereby endangering stability. Treatment :: All efforts should be made to improve the performance of the patient. The most important step in this direction is to create confidence in the patients own ability to remain upright throughout his daily activities

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