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Balance and Falls

Why You Are Steadier in the Supermarket Than in Your Own Garden

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People who are becoming unsteady usually notice it in a pattern rather than all at once.
Fine on a flat pavement, unsure on grass. Fine in daylight, considerably worse after dark. Fine walking, wobbly standing still in the shower with your eyes closed. And fine with a trolley, uncertain without one. Those patterns are not random. They map precisely onto how balance actually works, and once you understand the system you can work out which part of yours is struggling.

The Falls Risk Factor That Is Sitting in Your Kitchen Cupboard

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When people think about why someone falls, they think about legs. Weak muscles. Poor balance. A trip hazard. Perhaps eyesight. They rarely think about the medicine cabinet, and yet medication is one of the recognised contributors to falls in older adults, and it is one of the few that can be addressed with a conversation rather than months of work. A boundary first. We are a physiotherapy service. We do not prescribe and we do not advise anyone to change their medication. This article is background for a conversation with your GP or pharmacist, who knows your full history.