141 Stay on Your Feet: Preventing Falls with Parkinson's

I'm glad to be back.

Happy to be talking to you today.

I have to say the last one we did together was on balance and posture.

And I had really great comments on your performance because you're just knowledgeable.

You speak with truth and positivity and confidence and really went over well.

So thank you very much.

My pleasure.

So today we're going to talk about fall prevention because

September 21st through the 25th is National...

Fall prevention week, believe it or not.

But it's good to build awareness around fall prevention, which is on everybody's mind as you get older.

So tell us a little bit about why we as Parkinson's patients might be concerned about falling.

So I think the biggest thing is I always warn my clients, you're going to have a lot of people asking you about falls, your movement disorder neurologist, your physical therapist.

And I think it can cause a lot of anxiety in my patients.

And if someone has experienced a fall or stumble, you know, they kind of come in tail between their legs, then they feel like they're in trouble.

And I really try to tell them the reason that so many people are asking you about falls is because So I need to know if I need to do something different for you and your movement disorder neurologist needs to know if they need to change your medications.

So I think first and foremost, with a topic like this, like you aren't in trouble.

You have Parkinson's disease.

We know it's affecting your balance.

And the reason that so many healthcare providers are asking you about your falls, like I said, is to know if we have to change our plan to put better measures in place to keep you safe.

That's sound advice.

Okay.

Good to know.