At 80 and after having two falls, I remember to think heel, toe, lift while out walking. Love, love, love your videos. Thanks. I have learned so much!!
Just watched your video on mobilising the big toe . I have advanced arthritis in my big toe I do keep triping now I know why but it's very stiff can you advice me on something else?
Here’s another reason older people fall over - varifocal specs! I love my varifocals but have to take them off when I’m out walking over uneven ground. They can easily lead to misjudging stairs or kerbs and cause tripping.
Agree. A particular time of risk is when you have just come back from the opticians with glasses to a new prescription. It takes time to adjust. If the boundary between the zones of close-up and distance focus have changed I find it particularly tricky.
@@ianstobie Yup. My first pair (at age 40ish) nearly caused me to fall off my bicycle. Fine now, and indeed when I do not have specs on and am reading print find myself tilting my head back slightly to bring the print into the lower part of the lens (which is actually parked on top of my head...).
When you are younger you take walking for granted.As you get older you you cant do that,you have to remember to walk properly.Your balance is off,so you have to take walking seriously.At 64 I like your videos
Yup😳 just turned 70 and try to be far more sensible when walking, I find my brain works quicker than my legs. As someone once said when asked what was the secret of getting old, DON'T FALL
I was a paramedic in my younger days. Most elderly fall while just getting up from a chair, bed, usually from a sudden equilibrium dizzy spell making a turn in direction. Also cats and dogs can get under or behind peoples legs while their standing. There’s many other ways such a threshold doorway, going up or down stairs, even going down handicap ramps. Changes in floor surfaces can cause a trip too. But going out on medical calls the first two is what I see and being told by elderly. I’m 65 now and I got to watch myself now.
Falls have been exacerbated by increase of many chronic incurable diseases n their subsequent impact to the brain n ENT function,... resulting in balance problems, dizziness,impared sight etc,...not forgetting disease impact of entire body muscle weakness n fragile skeleton,... exercise is good but long term is useless without credible cure therapies n eventual healing....!!
My case exactly. It was all fine until the cancer and chemotherapy... and now each getting up becomes a carefully planned exercise. I can easily walk two or three hours at normal human pace, but getting up without solid support is quite scary.
@@jmi5969I took care of my mom until she passed. She had minor falls in her home, and I knew it was time for her to move in with me. Mom had diabetes, high blood pressure, and had had several mini-strokes over the years. In talking to her about how she felt and watching her, I realized these things: - Neuropathy due to diabetes. She told me she had trouble walking because she couldn't feel as much (as non-diabetics). The mechanics of walking became more difficult for her because she couldn't feel if her feet were planted firmly on the floor when she walked. - Low BP. Mom was on a BP med. She did have high BP, but her med dosage was too high. I noticed she didn't lift her feet much when she walked, so she literally was tripping over her own feet. This really concerned me because I had stairs in my house. Also, she told me she got dizzy if she got out of bed or a chair too quickly. After getting a new dr in my town when she moved in with me, I told the Dr of my concerns. Mom kept a log of her daily BP readings (at her former drs instruction). Upon seeing her BP numbers, the new Dr felt her BP was consistently too low. He adjusted her BP med and that helped. She told me she didn't feel as "tired" as before. - Not being hydrated. Mom was not a big water drinker. When her dr asked about drinking water, she responded that she did. But he did not clarify to her how much water meant "plenty of water" to him. He did not know, nor did I- until later- that Mom's idea of "drinking plenty of water" was to take two sips when she took her meds. I realized later (after she passed) that she was probably dehydrated most of the time. Dehydration causes one to feel very tired, with "fuzzy" brain fog, and can lead to urinary tract infections (she had several). I didn't know this at the time. After her passing, I read an article about dehydration. It hit me that Mom probably felt very tired due to dehydration, as well as the low BP. I felt guilty about not watching Mom's hydration and encouraging her to drink more water. But, I just didn't know at the time she was under my care in my home. I think there are many reasons why elderly people fall. But, in my Mom's case, all the reasons fell into the category of her health issues, not a pet being under foot, type of flooring or shoes. - Strokes. Mom had several min-strokes over the years. She seemed to recover from them. But she had lingering effects. Although there were no easily noticeable signs like slurring words or droopy mouth, Mom had lingering balance issues. She told me she still felt weak and lost her balance easily- not as bad as right after the stroke. But she felt she still had balance problems after the stroke that didn't entirely go away. I wish you well in your recovery from cancer and the toll cancer treatments take. As a cancer survivor, I understand the assault your body goes through with the treatments. It takes a while to get "back to normal", or to get to a "new normal". Take care of yourself and best of luck with your recovery.
Yes... good advice...I do toe raises and practice shifting weight from foot to foot and on different parks of the feet...and now ignore the candy bars too!
It won't help people like me. All shopping is online, only exercise is opening front door and bringing items indoors Exercise of choice is gardening, also walking my Bull Mastiff...
Fell in my kitchen while rushing to stove, tripped on vacumn cleaner cord. Broken hip. Now fixed. Almost the same. Treating my osteoporsis. Excercising.
Nearly 70 and I have noticed my calves atrophying, and my right big toe has gotten very stiff over the past year. I walk two border collies and a standard poodle around 5 miles every day. Shoes/boots with laces make my toe hurt worse. I haven't had a falling problem, but I will start on these exercises to avoid a future fall. THANK YOU for this video!
I’m in the hospital now from a massive fall - a lot of damage. I have no calves and no range of toe motion. If I had seen this video before, I would have done the exercises and maybe avoid the situation I’m in now.
I find this very interesting. I just hit the 65+ mark and for the past couple of years I have found myself a bit “light on my feet” as this guy explains it. When having this conversation with my doctor, the doc recommended physical therapy. I thought the doc was nuts and couldn’t believe how physical therapy was going to fix my light headedness. After watching this video, it all makes sense. I am going to revisit this idea and try these exercises.
I just want to take a minute out to thank you for your work and for helping all of us older folks. I can't tell you how much of a difference you've made. Good on you.
Big toe extension ! I'm 64 , work in health care and walk to and from work daily ( about 70 minutes daily ) I also spend hours on my feet at work . I have a congenital deformity of my big toes . Now I understand why I have been tripping up a bit over the last few years . Thank You so much for this advice . ❤
I have had some falls in the last couple of years (without tripping over anything in particular), One part of this is that I need to be able to bend my feet the way as you demonstrate in the video. I am going to start applying this ASAP. Thanks so much!
I have always been a klutz. I thought it was because I did not lift my legs enough when I walked, so I often tripped on things. Thank you for your exercises. I will try them.
Thanks for pointing this out. I'm 75 but thankfully I walk and bicycle A LOT. I walk fast, around 6 km/hr (4 miles per hr). In the winter months I walk for twenty five minutes at least 3 times per week (so close to one and a half miles) and an hour once or twice a week (around 4 miles). So my calf muscles and my 'big toe extensions' are just fine. In the summer I generally do three fast 25 min walks a week plus two bike rides of around 30 km per week (20 miles). Takes me around one and a half hours per ride. My one issue is I don't do NEARLY enough upper body exercise. Cycling is pretty good for that, surprisingly. But I do little during the winter months. I have weights, but I rarely get round to using them. So I really feel it when I start cleaning up the garden and pond in the spring.
Thanks to your previous video about dorsiflection (and a lot of thinking about what caused me to fall and break my shoulder in 2023), I literally chant "dorsi-----flexion" mentally as I walk home from PT - "dorsi" for my right foot step, "flexion" for my left. I bought excellent shoes that provide good support, and they enable me to feel the contact of my feet with the ground all the way through my steps. I realized that I have to reprogram how I sit, stand and move to be safe and well. I never had to think about any of that. Walking just happened well automatically. Little by little as the decades passed I bent my knees a little less, lifted my feet a little less high and flexed my feet less. The deficits weren't dramatic, but they were enough to bring me down and, unfortunately, to an operating room last month. Your teaching helps me a lot. Thank you.
Thank you. It’s usually the most basic and most simple that are the most helpful. Tai Chi fall prevention classes have been a real blessing and eye opener.
Will, you are amazing! You are so succinct and what you say makes so much sense. My walking has improved significantly since I started including your exercises in my routine. Thanks!
I’m 81 and have only fallen once in the past 5 years. (Tripped over a box I was packing). I had a friend (87) who insisted on wearing old sandals, she fell & broke both femurs. She never recovered. I wear substantial shoes and pay attention to my surroundings. Also, I see so many older people shuffle when the walk.
I'm 70 and I've fallen a few times (but not injured). In my case, I lost my footing near the bottom of my carpeted stairs due to my bi-focal glasses tricking my eyes. To avoid that, I make myself slow down and be more deliberate with where I'm focusing my eyes and placing my feet.
An unexpected benefit occurred after starting a ketogenic diet and eliminating all vegetable oils 20 months ago was the remission of arthritis. Another surprise was my eye floaters had disappeared. Food for thought
@@Bearwithme560 What are you referring to? I went to your site and there is absolutely nothing on it! I'm taking you for a troll unless you prove otherwise.
@@patriciathomas7549 not initially just grain based oils, however I have eliminated all plant based foods due to lipid mimicry which can be taken into cells but degrade function. Hope this helps
@@patriciathomas7549 appears the admins deleted my previous reply to you… to answer your question. Yes, I exclude any plant oils now although initially, I did not and used avocado or olive oil and then learned about lipid mimicry from plant oils, Which renders animal cells functions inert.
Fortunately at 64, I've been active all my life and built my strength from about 18 to 40 in the gym. I keep active by walking at least an hour everyday along our local coast paths which are very hilly. The only time I've fallen over is a large amount of rum. But then that has nothing to do with age. Fortunately, the last time was a steep bank at a campsite on the side of a hill. Luckily, I didn't spill a drop.
This was much better than I expected. I thought there would only be mention of the occasions during which falls occur, e.g. climbing stairs, heavy lifting such as laundry, or getting into or out of baths, not the actual underlying causes and useful remedies. Thank you.
Will Harlow you are this Canadian gals dream, listen to you every day have done most of your videos and enjoy them very much have really helped me a lot thank you from the bottom of this almost 76 year old heart 1 Canadian gal
I'm new to your channel and have just subscribed. I can't tell you how timely this video is for me. I'm 66 and in decent shape but trying to 'future proof' my mobility. Thank you for your expertise!
I should also point to 2 other problems with walking that easly can lead to falls : Flat feet...diminished ability to transfer motion from heel to.big toe. Disfigured and overlaping toes due to weak foot joints Both impair the gait SIGNIFICANTLY .and make you shlopping rather than walking... shuffling your feet instead of bouncing. My friend suffers from both problems and she just fell on her driveway last week " for no apparent reason"...as she said.
Yes! I see so much advice about practising balance to avoid falls when the real main problem is as you describe. I tend to trip. As I am strong I catch myself and don’t fall. I thought about it and realised my right toe didn’t lift much. I practice the toe movement when I watch the tv at night now. Having tight calves makes you foot tighter to and the hips also influence how we use our feet. It’s all related.
That's a great time to practice the movement! And definitely - a lot of our functions are heavily interconnected and it's important to understand where the problems are stemming from.
I hear you! As we get older, we're very likely to be on meds for something or another. I have found that my BP meds can be especially problematic for "dizziness and light headedness", both of which contribute to falls.
For that second cause: is the big toe mobilization effective when full covering shoes are worn - is the slip mitigated when the toes are constrained by a stiffer shoe cap? I can certainly see the benefit in the home or back yard/garden (mostly home bound seniors) if no or minimal foot covering is used - bare feet, socks only, flipflops, slippers or sandals and slip in low rise boots for outdoors - where the toes are essentially fully flexible. In that study was one of the higher slip, trip, fall risks the friendly smaller pet winding about legs or having to avoid their swishing tails when they lay about floors carpets and stair and door ways?
To be honest, I have always had a tendency to fall because I don't pay attention to what I'm doing. But I never get hurt falling. Because getting hurt is what you call a negative reinforcement, and I learned not to do that. But I am reluctant to let a Dr. know that I have ever fallen in my life, because they make such a fuss about it.
If your bones get thinner, you will be at higher risks of fractures...and you can also start to fall in awkward ways and bruse and even get concussions....please get on a program to reduce the risk of falling...u will gain wisdom, awareness and strength, not negative reinforcement
My mother died from a fall. She was 80. High blood pressure medications can cause an instant, catastrophic drop in blood pressure if an older person on them rises too quickly from a prone position. That is what happened to my mother. She blacked out, fell backwards, hit her head, and got a 100% fatal traumatic brain injury called a herniation. She died twenty one hours later. The fact that you have fallen is NOT a matter to be sloughed off. I'm 72, and four years ago, was on crutches for most of the year, 2020. I had some spectacular falls, the kind you expect to see only from stuntmen in movies. I do believe that it was the kindness of God which kept me from severe injury. Do not slough this off.
Do NOT hide falling from your doc. They can prescribe PT to help you strengthen and learn strategies to NOT fall. Let go of your Pride and own your aging body. 😊
Couple of points: mobilising big toe, very good, so long as you can reach your feet. Unfortunately I have OA in lower spine. Also B/hips THR and R/knee TKR with revision that has left me with only 30 degrees of motion. The revision to my L hip also leaves me with reduced extension. I fall mainly because the knee prevents me from correcting my stance quickly enough. I’m 77 and walk 10,000 steps a day. When l fall I can’t get up without help simply because I need to get my L/leg under my body and without the ability to extend the hip on the left plus the inability to flex my knee on the right…… well you get the picture. I use a stick and always hope I fall close to a tree or similar to use as a lever. My upper body strength is good enough. My calf strength is good. Conclusion, it’s not always as simple as strengthening muscles, as you get older there are often multiple factors that stop old geezers from enjoying themselves. So far my many falls have not landed me in trouble. Main thing is to adapt with what you’ve got! 😳
I would also like to add that recognizing when it's time for a cane and then later when it's time for a walker are very important. An ounce of prevention are worth a pound of cure
My husband is 77 and has had many falls. My advice to others who fall…….if your therapist gives you exercises for balance, do them. Do not ignore them. If you tell your doctor you can walk two miles……one time only does not count. When I am vacuuming, stay away from the vacuum. You know you do not have good balance and may fall. If there is an animal, trash, a blanket, a package or anything else in your path, go around or go another way. Do not take chances!!!
Yes, we have a rule in our house to never leave something on the floor or out of place. We are also lucky to have a dog that will pee on anything left on the floor so that is extra incentive to keep the floor empty.
I am 69 and do power walk as part of my conditioning routine. I purposely push off rolling to the balls of my feet on each step which engages both calf strengthening and backward toe extension. Once you get used to walking this way it adds speed to your pace and your calves become rock hard.
I just found you! I have started having a few falls. I especially lose balance when turning. Listening to you, I seem to have both issues. Doctors have encouraged me to exercise, but I was unsure where to start. I can't wait to try these.
81 years old . By coincidence had three bad falls this last year breaking 2 front ribs , leg and crushing one back rib. 11 months in hospital and bed and now I can start walking. If I had had your pod a year ago perhaps my “golden years " could have been easier. Thank you !
I'm 84, and have both problems in my left leg. Caused by permanent nerve damage due to back problems. It's been over a decade, and pt hasn't helped. I am aware of the danger, and am very careful.
Thank you so much for this info. I'm good w/the calf strength, but quite limited in the large-toe movement in the right foot. I would never have noticed the immobility were it not for your video, now I can consciously work on that area. I am grateful for the knowledge you share with us.. I wish you much happiness.
I have have become very conscious of walking heel toe and have saved myself from falls. Thank you so much for your videos, I have learnt so much. I am now 81 and practice your exercises every day especially the balance ones
I have big toe osteoarthritis after a hour walking find it very painful to walk. My walking speed needs to be slow otherwise it’s painful. Will give the flexion exercises a go.
Thank you for recognizing older bodies' needs are different. Young people can't appreciate the subtle changes that create problems. (I know I definitely didn't. I'm 76.).
Another key problem is the loss of fast twitch muscle with ageing. Unless regular exercise is maintained, the fast twitch decays progressively resulting in only slow twitch fibers which despite having reasonable strength, are very slow to respond. This is why a lot of elderly people move in slow motion regardless of mental acuity. The slow muscle response makes catching a trip or stumble almost impossible. Better to use it than lose it.
Thank you for the great video. I picked up a used one speed bicycle and love riding it every day. I can feel the my calf muscles getting stronger but will also do the exercises you recommended.
I recently had an episode of sciatica pain. This affected some nerves on my right foot, and numbed my big toe. Fortunately, I'm recovering pretty well and my big toe is 99.0% back. However, I've noticed myself feeling a bit hesitant when walking. I enjoy walking very much. I take daily walks and walk places every chance I get, so I was a bit upset about this feeling. Thanks to Dr. Will and his explanation in this video, I not only understand what was happening, but also what to do about it. Thank you so much!!😊
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties this caused for your walking, I know what a frustrating feeling it can be to have your independence hindered! I'm so pleased to hear my video was able to shed some light on what you were experiencing and offer some information to help ☺️
Thanks, Will. You're a life(hip?) Saver . I see PT for knee and hip arthritis and chondromalacia patella AND IT band syndrome. I think he might be getting tired of hearing "Will says" lol. Not really, he's never disagreed with you 😊
Thank you for consulting your PT regarding my advice to make sure it's right for you - it's great to hear he's agreed with what I've advised! Wishing you all the best :)
I'm a below the knee amputee who's fitness levels have taken a hit over the last two years especially. I have limited movement in my remaining foot including some loss of feeling in my foot and right leg. I was in a motorcycle incident in 2017. I cannot walk for more than a few yards before my lower back pain means I have to sit or lean against something like a wall or fence if outside. I had regular one to one Physiotherapy from 2019 until mid-2022 when a house move meant I was too far away from this private rehabilitation centre in Greater Manchester. All in all, my mood is very low now as I cannot do basic tasks without becoming exhausted...such as washing the car or jobs around the home. I'm a 61 year old Man who previously did a very physical job and led a very active social life. Great video. Thank you.
Hi there - I'm so sorry to hear about your accident, your resulting injury, and the impact it has had. Are there any rehabilitation centres which are closer to where you now live? There should also be help which can be accessed through the health services to support you if you are struggling with your daily tasks. I'm wishing you all the very best. I hope there are some videos on my channel which can offer guidance during this time.
@HT-Physio Thank you Will. There is Dorset Orthopaedic who are part of Pace Rehabilitation (now called Dorset Orthopaedic) are almost 3 hours away from me. I'm going there in July for a check on my prosthesis. I'm visiting a family member in Dorset that day. I'm in North Devon. I guess my reluctance to go to the NHS is that from 2017 after my 5 months in hospital, because of the terrible lack of funding for Physiotherapy for amputees, I basically sat in a wheelchair most of the time. I didn't actually wear a prosthesis that didn't hurt me until the Spring of 2021 after I'd undergone a third operation on my stump. Since then I have made steady progress but now that has ceased. I'll check out your other videos. Best wishes. Paul.
This is the 1st video of yours I have seen. I was especially interested in the calf exercises since they seem to be advanced versions of some I'm already doing. I have been going to PT for several weeks now to improve my leg strength so that I can get up the steep stairs on buses. I am going to Alaska for 14 days and will be traveling by tour bus a lot. I don't have any steep stairs at home to practice on, even if it were safe to do so alone. I am now able to step up on a tall box and then step down from it going forward. The box is 16 inches high and 20 inches wide. I hold on to parallel bars while doing this. Many times, I put half or more of my weight on my arms as I climb up. I do have osteoarthritis in both my hips (confirmed by x-rays) and my PCM and I suspect I also have it in my shoulders and knees. I subscribed to your channel after watching this video and reading many of the comments.
I'm really enjoying your videos. I feel like you are validating what I am teaching in my chair based yoga classes. I try to challenge the balance so we do standing work also, and I'm instinctively doing these exercises every session.
Two great and simple exercises. I look forward to your 3-tip Friday email. You are concise, to-the-point and get the job done without taking an hour! Great job, thanks.
Seniors should be wearing top quality ‘running’ shoes. Solid fit, flexible, top quality soles. They do make them with a slightly wider heel base to keep the foot balanced and prevent ankle turns.
It looks like they are just starting to come out with shoes that allow your foot to be and move the way it's supposed to now👍. I hate this raising the heel curling up the toe and in some shoes curling up the sides of your foot too! If a person wants that it almost has to be a personal sole mold for your shoes or something. Feet need to move when you're walking and moving...this is what I think anyway🙂.
YES! Modern shoes, including running shoes, mostly squeeze the toes together and hold them in an extended position. So even without arthritis, the toes lose their natural splay and range of motion. He describes how the toes should work in walking, but doesn’t acknowledge that many modern shoes make this motion impossible. Then they put a “rocker” on the sole to compensate for the fact that the foot can’t roll through each step - so the shoe rolls, but the foot remains like a block. I suppose there may be conditions such as arthritis when that’s the best you can do, but I believe a lot of people’s foot problems are created over the years by wearing shoes.😊
I had a psoas muscle damaged in a hip replacement.that was the start of many falls at 72.the soles of most trainers have non slip soles and catch the floor of shopping centres.fine outside and on carpet.normal soles no problem 😊
Thank you So Much! I can see that I have both issues that you described and will do these exercises. About a year ago my left calf gave out while starting to go down stairs and I fell and broke the left ankle and required surgery. In trying to figure out what happened, I knew that it just felt as though my calf gave out while starting to desend the stairs. I am 66 . I am so Thankful to have a confirmation that this does occur! I was so puzzled about why it happened ? I will do the heel lifts to strengthen my calfs. Thank you! No therapist have really explained this to me.😊👍👍👍
After total replacement I am much more susceptible to falling.AND because my range is less than 90 I simply can’t run it out or catch myself to prevent a fall. Thanks Doc
Thank you very much Will. Love tour video and love your three tip Fridays. I have purchased your book and it’s amazing. Just wish I had bought it 25 yrs ago!
You're very welcome! I'm so pleased to hear you've enjoyed my videos and my mail outs. Thank you for purchasing my book, I'm so pleased to hear you've enjoyed it! I'm wishing you all the best 😃
I did some extensive research into falling and found many falls happened after leaving Pubs.
How true.
My laugh for the day, Thank You!
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At 80 and after having two falls, I remember to think heel, toe, lift while out walking. Love, love, love your videos. Thanks. I have learned so much!!
Great work! I'm sorry to hear about your falls, but I hope the tips help to prevent any further incidents - I'm so pleased my videos have helped!
Thanks a lot. Now I can start doing that.
Good onya mate😉
Iam 90 and have only fallen over 3 or 4 timer in my life
Just watched your video on mobilising the big toe . I have advanced arthritis in my big toe I do keep triping now I know why but it's very stiff can you advice me on something else?
Here’s another reason older people fall over - varifocal specs! I love my varifocals but have to take them off when I’m out walking over uneven ground. They can easily lead to misjudging stairs or kerbs and cause tripping.
I'm 71 years old and have been wearing varifocals for years without any problem.
Agree. A particular time of risk is when you have just come back from the opticians with glasses to a new prescription. It takes time to adjust. If the boundary between the zones of close-up and distance focus have changed I find it particularly tricky.
I borrowed my sister's varifocals the other day to read a menu and found them hard work.
After getting bifocals, I fell 4 times in 6 months. Never had falls before that. Stopped wearing them and haven't fallen since.
@@ianstobie Yup. My first pair (at age 40ish) nearly caused me to fall off my bicycle. Fine now, and indeed when I do not have specs on and am reading print find myself tilting my head back slightly to bring the print into the lower part of the lens (which is actually parked on top of my head...).
When you are younger you take walking for granted.As you get older you you cant do that,you have to remember to walk properly.Your balance is off,so you have to take walking seriously.At 64 I like your videos
Exercise will counteract walking problems in older people.
Yup😳 just turned 70 and try to be far more sensible when walking, I find my brain works quicker than my legs. As someone once said when asked what was the secret of getting old, DON'T FALL
I don't have any problems with walking even though I'm an older adult. If you stay fit you should be fine.
I was a paramedic in my younger days. Most elderly fall while just getting up from a chair, bed, usually from a sudden equilibrium dizzy spell making a turn in direction. Also cats and dogs can get under or behind peoples legs while their standing. There’s many other ways such a threshold doorway, going up or down stairs, even going down handicap ramps. Changes in floor surfaces can cause a trip too. But going out on medical calls the first two is what I see and being told by elderly. I’m 65 now and I got to watch myself now.
Falls have been exacerbated by increase of many chronic incurable diseases n their subsequent impact to the brain n ENT function,... resulting in balance problems, dizziness,impared sight etc,...not forgetting disease impact of entire body muscle weakness n fragile skeleton,... exercise is good but long term is useless without credible cure therapies n eventual healing....!!
My case exactly. It was all fine until the cancer and chemotherapy... and now each getting up becomes a carefully planned exercise. I can easily walk two or three hours at normal human pace, but getting up without solid support is quite scary.
@@jmi5969I took care of my mom until she passed. She had minor falls in her home, and I knew it was time for her to move in with me.
Mom had diabetes, high blood pressure, and had had several mini-strokes over the years.
In talking to her about how she felt and watching her, I realized these things:
- Neuropathy due to diabetes. She told me she had trouble walking because she couldn't feel as much (as non-diabetics). The mechanics of walking became more difficult for her because she couldn't feel if her feet were planted firmly on the floor when she walked.
- Low BP. Mom was on a BP med. She did have high BP, but her med dosage was too high. I noticed she didn't lift her feet much when she walked, so she literally was tripping over her own feet. This really concerned me because I had stairs in my house. Also, she told me she got dizzy if she got out of bed or a chair too quickly.
After getting a new dr in my town when she moved in with me, I told the Dr of my concerns. Mom kept a log of her daily BP readings (at her former drs instruction). Upon seeing her BP numbers, the new Dr felt her BP was consistently too low. He adjusted her BP med and that helped. She told me she didn't feel as "tired" as before.
- Not being hydrated. Mom was not a big water drinker. When her dr asked about drinking water, she responded that she did. But he did not clarify to her how much water meant "plenty of water" to him.
He did not know, nor did I- until later- that Mom's idea of "drinking plenty of water" was to take two sips when she took her meds.
I realized later (after she passed) that she was probably dehydrated most of the time.
Dehydration causes one to feel very tired, with "fuzzy" brain fog, and can lead to urinary tract infections (she had several). I didn't know this at the time. After her passing, I read an article about dehydration. It hit me that Mom probably felt very tired due to dehydration, as well as the low BP. I felt guilty about not watching Mom's hydration and encouraging her to drink more water. But, I just didn't know at the time she was under my care in my home.
I think there are many reasons why elderly people fall. But, in my Mom's case, all the reasons fell into the category of her health issues, not a pet being under foot, type of flooring or shoes.
- Strokes. Mom had several min-strokes over the years. She seemed to recover from them. But she had lingering effects. Although there were no easily noticeable signs like slurring words or droopy mouth, Mom had lingering balance issues. She told me she still felt weak and lost her balance easily- not as bad as right after the stroke. But she felt she still had balance problems after the stroke that didn't entirely go away.
I wish you well in your recovery from cancer and the toll cancer treatments take.
As a cancer survivor, I understand the assault your body goes through with the treatments. It takes a while to get "back to normal", or to get to a "new normal".
Take care of yourself and best of luck with your recovery.
Me too 😅
My mother tripped over her dog's leash. She was at the top of a flight of stairs.
Weak calves! Loss of Big Toe extension! Thanks for this today🙏🏻☀️
Happy to help!
You can get a lot if exercise time in waiting in line at the store. Just don't lean over to grab a candy bar for balance. 😂
Great tip!
Yes... good advice...I do toe raises and practice shifting weight from foot to foot and on different parks of the feet...and now ignore the candy bars too!
It won't help people like me. All shopping is online, only exercise is opening front door and bringing items indoors
Exercise of choice is gardening, also walking my Bull Mastiff...
Fell in my kitchen while rushing to stove, tripped on vacumn cleaner cord. Broken hip. Now fixed. Almost the same. Treating my osteoporsis. Excercising.
How r u treating osteoporosis
I’m so sorry
Nearly 70 and I have noticed my calves atrophying, and my right big toe has gotten very stiff over the past year. I walk two border collies and a standard poodle around 5 miles every day. Shoes/boots with laces make my toe hurt worse. I haven't had a falling problem, but I will start on these exercises to avoid a future fall. THANK YOU for this video!
You might also think about using Vibram Fivefingers shoes. That's what I wear, and they keep me strong and flexible.
You may want to see a neurologist.
I’m in the hospital now from a massive fall - a lot of damage. I have no calves and no range of toe motion. If I had seen this video before, I would have done the exercises and maybe avoid the situation I’m in now.
I find this very interesting. I just hit the 65+ mark and for the past couple of years I have found myself a bit “light on my feet” as this guy explains it. When having this conversation with my doctor, the doc recommended physical therapy. I thought the doc was nuts and couldn’t believe how physical therapy was going to fix my light headedness. After watching this video, it all makes sense. I am going to revisit this idea and try these exercises.
I’m 73, live in Mexico and love your videos. Thank you very much.
Very happy to be of service!
Same here (65, 44 here)!! Saludos! 🤗🇲🇽
I learn something every time I watch your videos. So very helpful! Thank you.
It's great to hear you find them so informative, thank you!
Living in a high-rise, I walk down the stairs, but, when I take the elevator up, I do heel raises if no one else is in the elevator.
Great work!
I think it would be good for others to see you doing heel raises in the elevator. You can be a role model 😀
I just want to take a minute out to thank you for your work and for helping all of us older folks. I can't tell you how much of a difference you've made. Good on you.
Big toe extension ! I'm 64 , work in health care and walk to and from work daily ( about 70 minutes daily ) I also spend hours on my feet at work . I have a congenital deformity of my big toes . Now I understand why I have been tripping up a bit over the last few years . Thank You so much for this advice . ❤
I have had some falls in the last couple of years (without tripping over anything in particular),
One part of this is that I need to be able to bend my feet the way as you demonstrate in the video.
I am going to start applying this ASAP.
Thanks so much!
I hope it proves beneficial to prevent further falls for you - wishing you all the best :)
I have always been a klutz. I thought it was because I did not lift my legs enough when I walked, so I often tripped on things. Thank you for your exercises. I will try them.
Wow thanks dude, needed that.
Thanks for pointing this out. I'm 75 but thankfully I walk and bicycle A LOT.
I walk fast, around 6 km/hr (4 miles per hr). In the winter months I walk for twenty five minutes at least 3 times per week (so close to one and a half miles) and an hour once or twice a week (around 4 miles). So my calf muscles and my 'big toe extensions' are just fine.
In the summer I generally do three fast 25 min walks a week plus two bike rides of around 30 km per week (20 miles). Takes me around one and a half hours per ride.
My one issue is I don't do NEARLY enough upper body exercise. Cycling is pretty good for that, surprisingly. But I do little during the winter months.
I have weights, but I rarely get round to using them. So I really feel it when I start cleaning up the garden and pond in the spring.
Thanks to your previous video about dorsiflection (and a lot of thinking about what caused me to fall and break my shoulder in 2023), I literally chant "dorsi-----flexion" mentally as I walk home from PT - "dorsi" for my right foot step, "flexion" for my left. I bought excellent shoes that provide good support, and they enable me to feel the contact of my feet with the ground all the way through my steps. I realized that I have to reprogram how I sit, stand and move to be safe and well. I never had to think about any of that. Walking just happened well automatically. Little by little as the decades passed I bent my knees a little less, lifted my feet a little less high and flexed my feet less. The deficits weren't dramatic, but they were enough to bring me down and, unfortunately, to an operating room last month. Your teaching helps me a lot. Thank you.
Thank you. It’s usually the most basic and most simple that are the most helpful. Tai Chi fall prevention classes have been a real blessing and eye opener.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIPS TO KEEP US
UP ON OUR FEET AND
WALKING! ☺️🇺🇸♥️🍀🎉🎉🎉
Very pleased to be able to help!
Will, you are amazing! You are so succinct and what you say makes so much sense. My walking has improved significantly since I started including your exercises in my routine. Thanks!
I’m 81 and have only fallen once in the past 5 years. (Tripped over a box I was packing). I had a friend (87) who insisted on wearing old sandals, she fell & broke both femurs. She never recovered. I wear substantial shoes and pay attention to my surroundings. Also, I see so many older people shuffle when the walk.
I'm 70 and I've fallen a few times (but not injured). In my case, I lost my footing near the bottom of my carpeted stairs due to my bi-focal glasses tricking my eyes. To avoid that, I make myself slow down and be more deliberate with where I'm focusing my eyes and placing my feet.
Hi Greg, yes, and I keep doing my strengthening exercises because apparently that really help you to fall less.
An unexpected benefit occurred after starting a ketogenic diet and eliminating all vegetable oils 20 months ago was the remission of arthritis. Another surprise was my eye floaters had disappeared. Food for thought
Did you exclude olive oil, also?
Absolute rubbish. Seriously, information like this is potentially harmful, if anyone falls for such STUPID misinformation, and reported as such.
@@Bearwithme560 What are you referring to? I went to your site and there is absolutely nothing on it! I'm taking you for a troll unless you prove otherwise.
@@patriciathomas7549 not initially just grain based oils, however I have eliminated all plant based foods due to lipid mimicry which can be taken into cells but degrade function. Hope this helps
@@patriciathomas7549 appears the admins deleted my previous reply to you… to answer your question. Yes, I exclude any plant oils now although initially, I did not and used avocado or olive oil and then learned about lipid mimicry from plant oils, Which renders animal cells functions inert.
I learn so much from your videos I am glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you so much. God bless you.❤❤
I'm pleased you discovered my channel too - I'm pleased my videos have been helpful!
Fortunately at 64, I've been active all my life and built my strength from about 18 to 40 in the gym. I keep active by walking at least an hour everyday along our local coast paths which are very hilly.
The only time I've fallen over is a large amount of rum. But then that has nothing to do with age. Fortunately, the last time was a steep bank at a campsite on the side of a hill. Luckily, I didn't spill a drop.
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This was much better than I expected. I thought there would only be mention of the occasions during which falls occur, e.g. climbing stairs, heavy lifting such as laundry, or getting into or out of baths, not the actual underlying causes and useful remedies. Thank you.
Will Harlow you are this Canadian gals dream, listen to you every day have done most of your videos and enjoy them very much have really helped me a lot thank you from the bottom of this almost 76 year old heart
1 Canadian gal
So pleased my work has been so helpful, well done for all the work you've put in! Wishing you all the best and keep it up :)
That is why I climb and hike hills and mountains. My bones and muscles stay strong.
Now, at the ripe young age of 71, I began having trouble telling vertical. A good ear cleaning and no problem afterward.
I'm new to your channel and have just subscribed. I can't tell you how timely this video is for me. I'm 66 and in decent shape but trying to 'future proof' my mobility. Thank you for your expertise!
I should also point to 2 other problems with walking that easly can lead to falls :
Flat feet...diminished ability to transfer motion from heel to.big toe.
Disfigured and overlaping toes due to weak foot joints
Both impair the gait SIGNIFICANTLY
.and make you shlopping rather than walking...
shuffling your feet instead of bouncing.
My friend suffers from both problems and she just fell on her driveway last week " for no apparent reason"...as she said.
Yes! I see so much advice about practising balance to avoid falls when the real main problem is as you describe. I tend to trip. As I am strong I catch myself and don’t fall. I thought about it and realised my right toe didn’t lift much. I practice the toe movement when I watch the tv at night now.
Having tight calves makes you foot tighter to and the hips also influence how we use our feet. It’s all related.
That's a great time to practice the movement! And definitely - a lot of our functions are heavily interconnected and it's important to understand where the problems are stemming from.
Great advice. Thank you.
Medication made my bp drop and I fell breaking 3 bones in my ankle. Long recovery in a cast then wheel chair
I hear you! As we get older, we're very likely to be on meds for something or another. I have found that my BP meds can be especially problematic for "dizziness and light headedness", both of which contribute to falls.
For that second cause: is the big toe mobilization effective when full covering shoes are worn - is the slip mitigated when the toes are constrained by a stiffer shoe cap? I can certainly see the benefit in the home or back yard/garden (mostly home bound seniors) if no or minimal foot covering is used - bare feet, socks only, flipflops, slippers or sandals and slip in low rise boots for outdoors - where the toes are essentially fully flexible.
In that study was one of the higher slip, trip, fall risks the friendly smaller pet winding about legs or having to avoid their swishing tails when they lay about floors carpets and stair and door ways?
To be honest, I have always had a tendency to fall because I don't pay attention to what I'm doing. But I never get hurt falling. Because getting hurt is what you call a negative reinforcement, and I learned not to do that. But I am reluctant to let a Dr. know that I have ever fallen in my life, because they make such a fuss about it.
If your bones get thinner, you will be at higher risks of fractures...and you can also start to fall in awkward ways and bruse and even get concussions....please get on a program to reduce the risk of falling...u will gain wisdom, awareness and strength, not negative reinforcement
My mother died from a fall. She was 80. High blood pressure medications can cause an instant, catastrophic drop in blood pressure if an older person on them rises too quickly from a prone position. That is what happened to my mother. She blacked out, fell backwards, hit her head, and got a 100% fatal traumatic brain injury called a herniation. She died twenty one hours later.
The fact that you have fallen is NOT a matter to be sloughed off. I'm 72, and four years ago, was on crutches for most of the year, 2020. I had some spectacular falls, the kind you expect to see only from stuntmen in movies. I do believe that it was the kindness of God which kept me from severe injury.
Do not slough this off.
Do NOT hide falling from your doc. They can prescribe PT to help you strengthen and learn strategies to NOT fall. Let go of your Pride and own your aging body. 😊
I'm 72 and these tips hopefully will help me avoid falls in the future.
Couple of points: mobilising big toe, very good, so long as you can reach your feet. Unfortunately I have OA in lower spine. Also B/hips THR and R/knee TKR with revision that has left me with only 30 degrees of motion. The revision to my L hip also leaves me with reduced extension. I fall mainly because the knee prevents me from correcting my stance quickly enough. I’m 77 and walk 10,000 steps a day. When l fall I can’t get up without help simply because I need to get my L/leg under my body and without the ability to extend the hip on the left plus the inability to flex my knee on the right…… well you get the picture. I use a stick and always hope I fall close to a tree or similar to use as a lever. My upper body strength is good enough. My calf strength is good. Conclusion, it’s not always as simple as strengthening muscles, as you get older there are often multiple factors that stop old geezers from enjoying themselves. So far my many falls have not landed me in trouble. Main thing is to adapt with what you’ve got! 😳
I would also like to add that recognizing when it's time for a cane and then later when it's time for a walker are very important. An ounce of prevention are worth a pound of cure
This is precisely my problem and the exact solution I need. Well done.
So pleased my video came at the right time for you!
Excellent! Clear and not too wordy. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
My husband is 77 and has had many falls.
My advice to others who fall…….if your therapist gives you exercises for balance, do them. Do not ignore them. If you tell your doctor you can walk two miles……one time only does not count. When I am vacuuming, stay away from the vacuum. You know you do not have good balance and may fall. If there is an animal, trash, a blanket, a package or anything else in your path, go around or go another way. Do not take chances!!!
Yes, we have a rule in our house to never leave something on the floor or out of place. We are also lucky to have a dog that will pee on anything left on the floor so that is extra incentive to keep the floor empty.
I am 69 and do power walk as part of my conditioning routine. I purposely push off rolling to the balls of my feet on each step which engages both calf strengthening and backward toe extension. Once you get used to walking this way it adds speed to your pace and your calves become rock hard.
I just found you! I have started having a few falls. I especially lose balance when turning. Listening to you, I seem to have both issues. Doctors have encouraged me to exercise, but I was unsure where to start. I can't wait to try these.
81 years old . By coincidence had three bad falls this last year breaking 2 front ribs , leg and crushing one back rib. 11 months in hospital and bed and now I can start walking. If I had had your pod a year ago perhaps my “golden years " could have been easier. Thank you !
I'm 84, and have both problems in my left leg. Caused by permanent nerve damage due to back problems. It's been over a decade, and pt hasn't helped. I am aware of the danger, and am very careful.
Thanks. I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. You have helped my mobility immensely.
That is fantastic to hear I'm so pleased my videos have offered such a help :)
So easy to fo Will, explained with such good will to help, we owe you a lot...
I just appreciate your support in commenting on, and watching, my videos - thank you :)
Thank you so much for this info. I'm good w/the calf strength, but quite limited in the large-toe movement in the right foot. I would never have noticed the immobility were it not for your video, now I can consciously work on that area. I am grateful for the knowledge you share with us.. I wish you much happiness.
Bones are fused in both my feet - big toes/metatarsals
Finding many of your exercise extremely helpful.
So pleased my exercises have been helpful!
Great video mant thanks
Thank you for the helpful tips.
Such great tips!!! Love your videos!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Very happy to share!
I have have become very conscious of walking heel toe and have saved myself from falls. Thank you so much for your videos, I have learnt so much. I am now 81 and practice your exercises every day especially the balance ones
Well done on taking the measures to protect yourself from injury! Keep up the fantastic work :)
Thank you! I shall do these every day
I never had falls until my latest stroke. My legs were majorly messed up; the exercises you list are totally impossible with my right leg.
I have big toe osteoarthritis after a hour walking find it very painful to walk. My walking speed needs to be slow otherwise it’s painful. Will give the flexion exercises a go.
I'm sorry to hear that walking has become painful for you - I hope my tips are able to help :)
Thank you for recognizing older bodies' needs are different. Young people can't appreciate the subtle changes that create problems. (I know I definitely didn't. I'm 76.).
Thank you Will this will be very helpful! ❤
So pleased it can help!
I am 86 with a broken hip and can only walk with a stick but this transfers pain to the neck and shoulders
Four fall in ladt few years at 61. Thought it was shoes, eyesight, rushing. Thankyou. Will try anything that prevents another.
I usually fall without hitting anything,but have learned now
I'm sorry to hear about your falls, I hope my video can offer some support going forward!
Thanks sharing with my older men’s support group ❤❤
Have just watched surprising risks of falls. Very interesting. 2 great exercises to do while standing to watch TV.
Great to hear you found it interesting!
I did that one standing on my toes and got metatarsel problems, very inconvenient and painful.
Another key problem is the loss of fast twitch muscle with ageing. Unless regular exercise is maintained, the fast twitch decays progressively resulting in only slow twitch fibers which despite having reasonable strength, are very slow to respond. This is why a lot of elderly people move in slow motion regardless of mental acuity. The slow muscle response makes catching a trip or stumble almost impossible. Better to use it than lose it.
Thank you for the great video. I picked up a used one speed bicycle and love riding it every day. I can feel the my calf muscles getting stronger but will also do the exercises you recommended.
I recently had an episode of sciatica pain. This affected some nerves on my right foot, and numbed my big toe. Fortunately, I'm recovering pretty well and my big toe is 99.0% back. However, I've noticed myself feeling a bit hesitant when walking. I enjoy walking very much. I take daily walks and walk places every chance I get, so I was a bit upset about this feeling. Thanks to Dr. Will and his explanation in this video, I not only understand what was happening, but also what to do about it. Thank you so much!!😊
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties this caused for your walking, I know what a frustrating feeling it can be to have your independence hindered! I'm so pleased to hear my video was able to shed some light on what you were experiencing and offer some information to help ☺️
I learned this by practicing mindful walking. I used to stumble because my left foot dragged sometimes. Thank you.
Great work!
Terrific information ... and I'm very glad to see printed words in your description. You explain things quite well!
Thank you so pleased you found my video informational!
Well done, Will. Easily-doable exercises. Thank you.
You're very welcome :)
Excellent and helpful video! I liked how you gave us a lot of info in a short amount of time.
That’s interesting, thank you. You’re so informative and appreciated
My pleasure!
Thanks, Will. You're a life(hip?) Saver . I see PT for knee and hip arthritis and chondromalacia patella AND IT band syndrome. I think he might be getting tired of hearing "Will says" lol. Not really, he's never disagreed with you 😊
Thank you for consulting your PT regarding my advice to make sure it's right for you - it's great to hear he's agreed with what I've advised! Wishing you all the best :)
Very good and an intuitive problem/ solution!
Thank you!
Thank you, Mr. Will, thank you.
Very welcome!
80 yrs here, 7 falls in one year, what fun!!
I'm a below the knee amputee who's fitness levels have taken a hit over the last two years especially. I have limited movement in my remaining foot including some loss of feeling in my foot and right leg. I was in a motorcycle incident in 2017. I cannot walk for more than a few yards before my lower back pain means I have to sit or lean against something like a wall or fence if outside. I had regular one to one Physiotherapy from 2019 until mid-2022 when a house move meant I was too far away from this private rehabilitation centre in Greater Manchester. All in all, my mood is very low now as I cannot do basic tasks without becoming exhausted...such as washing the car or jobs around the home. I'm a 61 year old Man who previously did a very physical job and led a very active social life. Great video. Thank you.
Hi there - I'm so sorry to hear about your accident, your resulting injury, and the impact it has had. Are there any rehabilitation centres which are closer to where you now live? There should also be help which can be accessed through the health services to support you if you are struggling with your daily tasks. I'm wishing you all the very best. I hope there are some videos on my channel which can offer guidance during this time.
@HT-Physio Thank you Will. There is Dorset Orthopaedic who are part of Pace Rehabilitation (now called Dorset Orthopaedic) are almost 3 hours away from me. I'm going there in July for a check on my prosthesis. I'm visiting a family member in Dorset that day. I'm in North Devon. I guess my reluctance to go to the NHS is that from 2017 after my 5 months in hospital, because of the terrible lack of funding for Physiotherapy for amputees, I basically sat in a wheelchair most of the time. I didn't actually wear a prosthesis that didn't hurt me until the Spring of 2021 after I'd undergone a third operation on my stump. Since then I have made steady progress but now that has ceased. I'll check out your other videos. Best wishes. Paul.
Excellent. Thanks Will
My pleasure!
This is the 1st video of yours I have seen. I was especially interested in the calf exercises since they seem to be advanced versions of some I'm already doing.
I have been going to PT for several weeks now to improve my leg strength so that I can get up the steep stairs on buses. I am going to Alaska for 14 days and will be traveling by tour bus a lot.
I don't have any steep stairs at home to practice on, even if it were safe to do so alone.
I am now able to step up on a tall box and then step down from it going forward. The box is 16 inches high and 20 inches wide. I hold on to parallel bars while doing this. Many times, I put half or more of my weight on my arms as I climb up.
I do have osteoarthritis in both my hips (confirmed by x-rays) and my PCM and I suspect I also have it in my shoulders and knees.
I subscribed to your channel after watching this video and reading many of the comments.
I'm really enjoying your videos. I feel like you are validating what I am teaching in my chair based yoga classes. I try to challenge the balance so we do standing work also, and I'm instinctively doing these exercises every session.
Thanks it is a great video with very clear explanation and demonstrations!
Two great and simple exercises. I look forward to your 3-tip Friday email. You are concise, to-the-point and get the job done without taking an hour! Great job, thanks.
Thank you so much, so pleased to hear you found my video helpful!
Will, your videos are wonderful! I love how you explain why and what you're doing, and demonstrate everything thoroughly.
Thank you very much for this informative video. Much appreciated. From Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Very happy to be of assistance - sending best wishes to you in Sydney :)
1 problem that nobody talks about is SHOES. Today's footwear is HORRIBLE. Even if you have custom made shoes or boots, they can't get it right.
Seniors should be wearing top quality ‘running’ shoes. Solid fit, flexible, top quality soles. They do make them with a slightly wider heel base to keep the foot balanced and prevent ankle turns.
It looks like they are just starting to come out with shoes that allow your foot to be and move the way it's supposed to now👍. I hate this raising the heel curling up the toe and in some shoes curling up the sides of your foot too! If a person wants that it almost has to be a personal sole mold for your shoes or something. Feet need to move when you're walking and moving...this is what I think anyway🙂.
Shoes are terrible
YES! Modern shoes, including running shoes, mostly squeeze the toes together and hold them in an extended position. So even without arthritis, the toes lose their natural splay and range of motion. He describes how the toes should work in walking, but doesn’t acknowledge that many modern shoes make this motion impossible. Then they put a “rocker” on the sole to compensate for the fact that the foot can’t roll through each step - so the shoe rolls, but the foot remains like a block. I suppose there may be conditions such as arthritis when that’s the best you can do, but I believe a lot of people’s foot problems are created over the years by wearing shoes.😊
I had a psoas muscle damaged in a hip replacement.that was the start of many falls at 72.the soles of most trainers have non slip soles and catch the floor of shopping centres.fine outside and on carpet.normal soles no problem 😊
I have a third one I call "ankle goodbye". But seriously the big toe thing is great advice I didn't realize mine was stiff until this video.
Thank you So Much! I can see that I have both issues that you described and will do these exercises. About a year ago my left calf gave out while starting to go down stairs and I fell and broke the left ankle and required surgery. In trying to figure out what happened, I knew that it just felt as though my calf gave out while starting to desend the stairs. I am 66 . I am so Thankful to have a confirmation that this does occur! I was so puzzled about why it happened ? I will do the heel lifts to strengthen my calfs. Thank you! No therapist have really explained this to me.😊👍👍👍
My Waterloo is that due to hammer toes the heel lift is impossible against a wall standing but the toe exercise sounds fabulous will begin right away!
After total replacement I am much more susceptible to falling.AND because my range is less than 90 I simply can’t run it out or catch myself to prevent a fall. Thanks Doc
That is sweet and thank you for sharing. Apple you are a great mom.
I am 81 and have both knees replaced as well as one hip….I have fallen twice, luckily I was OK after but not without hurts for awhile.
Thank you! I will be doing these
exercises from now on!💛💛💛
I hope they prove beneficial!
Thank you very much Will. Love tour video and love your three tip Fridays. I have purchased your book and it’s amazing. Just wish I had bought it 25 yrs ago!
You're very welcome! I'm so pleased to hear you've enjoyed my videos and my mail outs. Thank you for purchasing my book, I'm so pleased to hear you've enjoyed it! I'm wishing you all the best 😃
Thanks. Having balance problems now at age 77. No falls thankfully.
So happy to have come across your Channel! I am your newest Sub, & look forward to watching many more videos.
I'm pleased you came across my channel too - thank you for subscribing, I hope you continue to find my videos useful!
Brilliant!! Thank you. 😊
Happy to help :)