Side to Hold a Cane Which hand should you use to hold a cane (e.g., single point cane, Hurry cane, etc.) with? You should hold the cane with your strong side. For example, if you are stronger on your left side for your leg and weaker with your right leg, you should hold the can … Read more
Introduction An important intervention for patients with dementia and their family is education about fall risks and prevention strategies. Falls are a complex and multifactorial issue that can result in patient injury and morbidity, especially in older adults. People with dementia are 5 times more likely to be institutionalized than people with dementia who do … Read more
The Washington Post wrote an article titled, “Overzealous in preventing falls, hospitals are producing an ‘epidemic of immobility’ in elderly patients“. The content highlighted exactly what has been occurring in my hospital. In just a few days at the Ohio hospital, where she had no occupational or physical therapy, Twigg grew so weak that it … Read more