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Computerized walkway keeps seniors on their feet

Posted on Sun, Jul 7, 2013 - 3:17pm

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Falls are the number one fatal injury for seniors and researchers at St. Pauls hospital are using a new high-tech device to help keep aging patients on their feet. Today’s News Hour on Global BC Health Headlines brought to you by Pharmasave.

Fall prevention clinics help BC seniors find independence in place of fear

Posted on Sat, Jul 6, 2013 - 11:37pm

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Practising some simple exercises at home each day for the last six weeks has freed 82-year-old Florence Regehr from the confines of her home. “I know what they mean when elders talk about not wanting to go out, becoming fearful,” she explained this week at the Elder Care Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver. “They stay within their apartments. They lose independence.”