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Tap These Free Falls Prevention Tools From PTs

Looking for new falls prevention education tools? The American Physical Therapy Association has a video in which PT Diane Nichols provides some fall-proofing tips for seniors. APTA issued the tool for the third annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Sept. 23. Links to the video and other falls prevention tools, such as a walking aid tips sheet, are at www.moveforwardpt.com/tips. For APTA's three-page home safety checklist, e-mail editor Rebecca Johnson at rebeccaj@eliresearch.com with "falls checklist" in the subject line. One tip: A "walker or cane should be about the height of your wrists when your arms are at your sides," the tips sheet says.
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