Small injuries after a fall can turn into something much more serious. If you are elderly and fall, going to your doctor is important, even if it seems as if it were no big deal. Often what can seem originally to have been a very minor fall can easily turn out to be something that was a much more serious injury. A serious injury may not always immediately present itself, as the human body can ‘mask’ the pain, or one may not realize the extent of damage.

When one takes a spill and incurs an injury, it can lead into many other issues.  Often the issues after a fall can escalate, and in a desire to be ‘more careful’, or in the interest of babying in injury the problem can extend further than you may realize.  The statistics show that many don’t seek medical treatment after falling, and it has been leading to many other issues related to lack of treatment.

More than half a million older Californians fell more than once in 2007, according to the California Department of Public Health and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Falls are directly linked to declining health among older Americans: More than 1,400 California seniors died because of injuries from falls in 2007 and about 67,000 more were hospitalized.

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Seeking treatment after a fall, even if there seems to be only minor injuries can potentially save your life. It is much better to be safe and get checked out than potentially running the risk of developing a much more serious issue.

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