Getting off the floor safely after a fall 

It is of no help if the issue is your back.

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Hi @lyndavis6859. This resource includes a pictorial guide on what to do if you can't use your knees: www.healthpromotion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fall-at-home-poster-final-Opt-Web-April-2020.pdf If you can’t do any of the moves on the poster and you cannot get up or seek help from anyone, then we would advise calling an ambulance.

Yes knee problems are often ignored in these videos, especially if they are very inflexible. I see this was 2 years ago, but here are some links having to do with the Feldendrais method. The first two show techniques that are quite good and the other one (Improving ability) is a channel that has very slow methodical ways to build toward a movement, in this case demonstrated in one of the included videos. All three are based in Feldendrais method. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oOrrq4nkwEA.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nT-IqnS87tY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MwWDNCJo6-8.html

@@dreamingrightnow1174 that's the video with the spiral method of regaining your feet without having to use your knees....I cannot kneel on my implanted bionic knees, but I managed to get to my feet using what I remembered from watching it!

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Hi @marykaybuttery3513. We have a number of resources, information and programs on our Healthy Ageing webpage that can help shoe exercises needed to improve your strength and balance. You can find them here: www.healthpromotion.com.au/programs-and-projects/healthy-ageing/ Just scroll down to the Resource section. Here is one that may prove help: www.healthpromotion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Home_based_exercises.pdf We hope this helps.

Have you tried Yaktrax or other kinds of rubber and metal shoe grips?

Please use YakTrax on the bottom of your boots. My elderly father kept them on his boots and he could walk on a sheet ice driveway without slipping. They really do work! I use them every winter to walk safely on slick or icy ground.

Yeah, I wonder why they talk about what might happen if we fall. It's after the fact.

"No mindless American jabber ..." Gee, thanks for categorizing 330 million people as being the same.

@@josephgaviota People love to hate Americans.

Hi @graceamora456, while for individually tailored advice we would advise speaking to your doctor, you may find this resource helpful which shows what to do if you can't use your knees: www.healthpromotion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fall-at-home-poster-final-Opt-Web-April-2020.pdf The following resource may also be helpful: www.health.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/files/collections/factsheets/s/staying-safe-and-independent-web.pdf We hope this helps.

I am 84 and when I go down, I like using a stool to get back up. Also your fire department will respond and help you too.

Yes, my worst fall (I fractured my L4 vertebrae) was in the bathroom. I couldn't find a way to get up, so i ended up calling the paramedics and had them help me up and then take me to the emergency room. Two of my other bad falls were outside in my driveway. The first one, my roommate helped me up, which was a miracle because he's 70 years old and at that time i weighed nearly 285 pounds and my ankle was injured in the fall. The other driveway fall, my roommate and a neighbor got me up and then my roommate drove me to the emergency room. That was six weeks ago and i haven't been able to walk ever since.

@@johnk.2508 😢🙏 Yes, breaking bones hinders rising - just a touch 🙃😉

​@@johnk.2508Have u considered seeking chiropractic help--u may be surprised at what they can do !! 😮😊

Hi there. This resource includes a pictorial guide on what to do if you can't use your knees: www.healthpromotion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fall-at-home-poster-final-Opt-Web-April-2020.pdf If you can’t do any of the moves on the poster and you cannot get up or seek help from anyone, then we would advise calling an ambulance (000).

If there are any stairs nearby crawl to them then slowly put your feet on the stairs 2-3 steps down and carefully stand up

Hi @maryannbjorgaard9553. In case this helps, the following resource includes a pictorial guide on what to do if you can't use your knees: www.healthpromotion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fall-at-home-poster-final-Opt-Web-April-2020.pdf However, if you or someone you know cannot raise up through too much pain, we would advise having a plan in place if you do fall, such as having a personal alarm, or an object in reach that you can use to alert a neighbour by banging the wall, for example, or a phone nearby to call for help. If you are in pain, please call an ambulance.

@@CCHealthPromotion Thanks for writing back to me. I live on a small farm and work outdoors a lot. When I have fallen outdoors I try and find something I can lean/push myself up on to help get myself up and so far its worked for me. This year I'm trying to use a walking stick and it helps. For me it seems I've lost some muscle strength in my legs and it hurts when trying to get up.

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I fell on an uneven patch of ground and managed to get up without putting any weight on either of my store bought knees! This spiral method works!

I got up today by crawling to the sofa but my getting up really was hard on my left foot which took the weight. I am a stroke survivor and my right side is weak.