I totally agree with these suggestions however, things need to change. As science unveils more about the brain and balance, professionals need to update the message to older adults about falls and prevention of falls.
The number one fall prevention message to older adults should be train your vision. Don't just get your vision checked and be told by some doctor who hasn't read a neuroscience article in the past ten years that 'you're getting old", "your vision is going to get worse and there's nothing you can do about it", or "you cannot improve your vision". FALSE. This is FALSE information!Vision is a skill and like all skills, it can improve with practice. Yes, there are diseases of the eyes (macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts) that will cause loss of sight but get those eyes moving; especially if you have one of those diseases.
I'm not a doctor, I'm not an optmologist but I am a nervous system specialist, a brain exercise therapist. Each eye has six muscles. Those muscles are innervated by three cranial nerves that go directly into the brainstem.
If you want to activate your brain and have an immediate and profound effect on your life, move those eyes. Learn how to train the four components of vision and your vision will get better. Your thinking will get sharper. Your balance will improve tenfold.
Vision is the #1 input to the brain. Training your eyes is the quickest way to improve your brain health. So in those same messages to older adults, I want to add, Don't just get your vision checked, TRAIN YOUR VISION and watch your life change.
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