Dr. Lori Tam hosts our guest speaker this month, Ryan Tierney, Providence physical therapist and Southern Oregon champion for fall prevention education. This will be a wonderful conversation centered around fall prevention and balance across the ages.

During a pandemic, like the one we are experiencing now, the daily movement practices become all the more important. The restrictions on how we go about our normal routines, and where we can go, can challenge and interrupt our normal strategies for maintaining health, placing us at higher risk of illness or injury. It has become a lot harder to get a daily walk in, attend an exercise class, or be active out in the community. Preliminary data has shown that the decrease in activity levels of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in fall-related fractures by 50-67%, likely due to deconditioning that comes from inactivity.

TOPIC: Fall Prevention - moving for better balance across all ages
Tues., Jan. 5, 2020
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

This event is free but we do ask that you register so that we can provide you with follow up resources from the conversation and get to know our community members sharing their time with us. Upon registering, we will send you a link to access the online conversation.

We can’t wait to connect with you!