Balance & Fall Prevention
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 3:43pm
What allows us to balance and what prevents us from falling? Learn about the components that make up balance. Practice exercises to improve balance and prevent vertigo and dizziness.
Join Julie Macanm PT, from Barton Rehabilitation, while she discusses balance and fall prevention. Preventing falls is important, and many factors may contribute to falls including physical changes, health conditions and sometimes the medication used to treat those conditions. Learn more about what factors may cause falls, how to reduce your risk of falling and how to improve your balance. You don't have to live with a fear of falling, learn what you can do.
Attend any four of Barton’s 2015 Wellness Lectures and be entered into a drawing for a $150 gift certificate to a South Lake Tahoe business of your choice. Questions? Call 530.543.5537. Visit bartonhealth.org/lecture for the most up-to-date lecture information.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College, Board Room
One College Ave, South Lake Tahoe
United States
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