
News|Articles|April 1, 2005
Tell Seniors to Step Right Up . . .
To help elderly patients avoid stumblingand falling, advise them to“walk like a drum major” and lift theirknees high.
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To help elderly patients avoid stumblingand falling, advise them to"walk like a drum major" and lift theirknees high. This practice eliminatesfoot-dragging and thus greatly reducesthe risk of tripping on a shoe,mat, or stone. It is also good exercisefor the anterior thigh muscles.
-Arthur F. Greenwald, MD
Palm Springs, Calif
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