Improving Balance, Avoiding Injury
Studies show exercise can prevent falls in older people. Learn what the University of Texas at Arlington is doing to help seniors avoid falling.
The Series
- Resources
- Chapter 8Healing A Broken Pelvis
- Chapter 7The Cost Of A Broken Hip
- Chapter 6How Broken Hips Are Fixed: Then And Now
- Chapter 5Slipping Through The Health Care Cracks
- VideoAging in Place
- Chapter 4There’s No Place Like Home
- VideoImproving Balance, Avoiding Injury
- Chapter 3Preventing The Fall
- Chapter 2Caregiving From Afar
- VideoA Daughter Remembers Her Mother
- Chapter 1The Fast Decline
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About The Broken Hip
There’s new research happening in Dallas-Fort Worth focusing on preventing falls and recovering from fractured hips faster.
In The Broken Hip, a KERA News Breakthroughs series, explore the stories of North Texans and their families who have experienced this dramatic life change.
The Series
- Resources
- Chapter 8Healing A Broken Pelvis
- Chapter 7The Cost Of A Broken Hip
- Chapter 6How Broken Hips Are Fixed: Then And Now
- Chapter 5Slipping Through The Health Care Cracks
- VideoAging in Place
- Chapter 4There’s No Place Like Home
- VideoImproving Balance, Avoiding Injury
- Chapter 3Preventing The Fall
- Chapter 2Caregiving From Afar
- VideoA Daughter Remembers Her Mother
- Chapter 1The Fast Decline
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