Is Anodyne Therapy the Solution for Chronic Falls Among Elderly People?
Anodyne Therapy can decrease the incidence of chronic falls among the elderly people. The Elderly holds a soft spot in my heart. Seeing their clumsy movements, their small and very careful steps when they walk, never fail to evoke a poignant feeling in me. It is just so heartbreaking that once in their lives, they were just as agile as us but that agility is now gone. Worse, they are even at great risk of hurting themselves. Falls is a major cause of injury among the elderly, it causes 90% of hip fractures and in worst scenarios it can even cause accidental death. One cause of Chronic Falling, which is defined as falling at least twice in a year, is Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy is a complication of Diabetes mellitus wherein nerves are damaged. When our nerves are damaged, it may produce different kinds of symptoms but the ones which are linked to chronic falling are the loss of balance and coordination, and loss of sensation or numbness. The Peripheral
