Tag Archives: aging and balance

Help! I fell after bending over

I’ve had plenty of vertigo in the past, but I wasn’t dizzy at all when I fell. I just bent over to pick up a heavy pot, and tipped right over. Sometimes when hiking on hills I’ll lose my balance, and I’ve fallen a couple of times. I’m in my 70’s, is this normal? FallingContinue reading “Help! I fell after bending over”

Aging and multisensory imbalance

In order to sense motion and have normal balance, your body uses three overlapping systems, called the balance triad.  The inner ears are critical to sensing motion;  the eyes and depth perception help locate you in space, and your body, arms and legs feel the floor and your surroundings to help orient you.  If anyContinue reading “Aging and multisensory imbalance”