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This week is Brain Awareness Week! 

One of the biggest health threats facing Americans age 65 and older is also one many of them don’t like to talk about: falling.

- At least half of senior Americans who fall don’t tell anyone, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

-Whether it’s a spouse declining to tell a partner, or an elderly parent hiding it from the children, many seniors keep quiet because they are embarrassed and fear losing their independence. By remaining silent, however, many of these patients become more afraid and more sedentary, medical experts say.

- That increases their risk for additional falls and injuries, which can lead to fatal complications such as intracranial bleeding, flail chest and respiratory failure.

- Indeed, falls are the leading cause of injuries and death from injuries in older Americans, according to the CDC.

“With balance training and physical therapy, some muscles and nerves can regenerate at any age and compensate for the atrophy often seen in aging, thus reducing the risk of falling,” says DanielDeems, an otolaryngologist and an owner of a FYZICAL® Therapy & Balance Center, a physical-therapy franchise in 39 states.

Falls can be reduced, he says, by working with trained physical therapists to increase balance function in the brain and improve core muscle strength for stability.

Come stop by our state of the art Therapy & Balance Center and see just how much we can help you.

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center Albuquerque

1334 Wyoming Blvd. NE 87112

(505)-292-3317