How To Avoid The "Number One Killer" In Choosing Shoes For The Elderly

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Xiaobian network to introduce to you is the choice of elderly shoes are fastidious.

According to the WHO's report, more than 30 people die of falls every year. Among them, over 60 years old account for half of the elderly. Falls have become the number one killer causing injuries to the elderly.

China's CDC 2013 national injury surveillance data show that over half of the 60 year old people fall due to improper wearing shoes, accounting for 55.17%.

The number of elderly people who had fractures due to falls accounted for 30.24% of all cases.

After falling down, the old man's body can easily accelerate failure, causing pulmonary embolism, immune dysfunction, depression and other complications.

The five groups of middle-aged and old people can't afford to lose.

Over 60 years old, middle-aged and elderly people: because of the central nervous system control ability and vestibular sensation ability decline, the various functions of the middle-aged and elderly people have obviously declined, resulting in prolonged reaction time and parallel instability of the middle aged and old people, thereby increasing the risk of falling.

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients: such patients often suffer from dizziness or headache due to insufficient blood supply and oxygen supply. They are prone to appear abnormal in body balance and cause "fall" accidents. Once they fall, it is easy to cause cerebral hemorrhage and myocardial infarction and endanger life.

Osteoporotic

The decline of the physiological function of the elderly leads to the decline of muscle and joint function, and the "fall" injury caused by unstable steps and weakness of the lower limbs.

Old people living in the city: Gorgeous marble floors or tiles can be seen everywhere in their lives. They look beautiful, but they are not slippery. They are the culprits of falling down.

Hypotension or hypoglycemia in the elderly: such patients in hypotension or hypoglycemia symptoms, because the body function center of gravity lose balance and cause "serious fall".

Afraid of falling, afraid of wear, fear of foot pain is the elderly.

Three major problems often encountered

Osteoarthritis of the elderly will degenerate disease, resulting in calcification of articular cartilage, non professional shoes can not reach the shock absorption effect, easy to cause joint damage.

In addition, the old people's legs are generally deformed. Every step of the walking foot is tortured by deformed feet. If there is no suitable pair of shoes, the elderly will walk more painfully.