Common Fall Causes and Injuries in Seniors and How To Manage Them

As we get older, our physical appearance changes, as does our bodies on the inside. According to Mayo Clinic, as we age, our bones weaken, muscles lose strength and our eyesight may become clouded, resulting in cataracts. All of these effects can influence your risk of having a fall and suffering an injury.

denver assisted living injuryWe’ve laid out the common causes and injuries associated with falls and ways to manage them through activities for seniors.

Causes

There are many risk factors that can play a role in causing seniors to fall. These include weakness of the lower body, not enough Vitamin D, trouble walking and/or balancing, side effects from medications, foot pain, and vision issues according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Along with physical ailments that can cause one to fall, the CDC also notes that inadequate footwear, broken/unbalanced steps, and rugs or clutter are also risk factors.

If you or your loved ones have one or multiple of these conditions, it’s important to recognize what is going on in the body and if a change is needed in footwear, Steps need to be fixed or avoided, rugs secured on the floor, and clutter picked up.

Injuries

Falling, especially as a senior, can cause serious, sometimes deadly, injuries. With our bodies weakening as we age, our stability can be off and our vision can alter our ability to see objects in front of us.

There may be times when you fall and hit an object on the way down. This could include furniture, such as island tables, dressers, as well as doorways. Falls can also happen outside of the home. Tripping over a step, rocks, or a crack onto a hard surface such as concrete can also cause harmful injuries, especially if one falls hard.

One can break their ankle, arm, wrist, and even get hip fractures from falling, according to the CDC. In more extreme cases, one can fall and hit their head. If someone is taking blood thinners or other similar medications, this can make the outcome of a fall more severe. Riverside Community Hospital notes that when one is taking blood thinners, the bleeding caused by a fall may be more considerable and last longer affecting your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing.

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