Archive - April 2018

By Thom Disch The most recent statistics available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that both injuries and deaths from falls are at record high levels. Injuries from falls continue to be the number one cause of emergency room visits, and deaths from falls have moved to the 14th leading cause of death in the USA.  Even with these startling statistics, most Americans don’t take the fall problem seriously. Whenever I talk with people about this chronic fall...