How older people can easily get up after a fall to help save their life 

Exactly. That's what I came to this video to find out. My mom is stuck on her hands and knees so how the hell do you get from your knees up to your feet if you don't have much strength!?

I agree completely. This is one of my beefs with most anything that is geriatric focused. Rarely do they actually actually have somebody who is in that age bracket doing the damn exercise or technique.

Sorry to hear this.

@@missadventuresmotorcycledi2773 thank you 🩷

OHHH, SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT. YOUR POOR DAD. I HOPE HE IS FINE ON THE OTHER SIDE NOW. I THINK EVERYONE HAS TO KNOW HOW TO GET UP IF THEY TAKE A FALL. I CAN DO IT IF I HAVE A SOFT PILLOW NEAR BY OR IM ON A THICK MATTRESS OTHER WISE I DONT KNOW HOW ID GET UP. IT WOULD KILL MY KNEES TO TRY AND GET UP THAT WAY THE WAY THEY ARE NOW.

Sorry to hear that. My aunt had an alert but nobody answered it.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY. GET OLD PPL LIKE US TO DO THE VIDEO. MAYBE I SHOULD DO A VIDEO OF HOW I GET UP FROM A REASONABLY THICK MATTRESS SUCH AS A 10 INCH THICK MATTRESS. I USE MY OWN TECHNIQUE AND IT DOESNT INVOLVE MY KNEES. IF I WAS TO TRY AND EXPLAIN IT I AM STILL A BIT DOUBLE JOINTED BUT I HAVE BAD KNEES. WHEN I WAS YOUNG I USED TO WORK OUT A LOT TO EXTREME AND I BELIEVE IT HAS DONE BAD THINGS TO MY KNEES OVER THE YEARS. I THINK THE MORE ACTIVE WE ARE WHEN WE WERE YOUNG THE WORSE WE ARE GOING TO SUFFER FROM IT IN OLD AGE. WHEN I AM SITTING ON A MATTRESS I GO BACK A LITTLE THEN I THROW MY WEIGHT INTO GOING FORWARD AND I HAVE MY HANDS ON THE FLOOR AND I PUSH MY WEIGHT UP QUICKLY. I THINK YOUD HAVE TO WATCH ME TO KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. PERHAPS IF MY FRIEND COMES TO VISIT ME ONE DAY AFTER XMAS SHE CAN FILM ME DOING IT AND THEN I WILL UPLOAD IT PERHAPS.

I agree, I help them to use their arms, but that's why you need to do functional training 😊

Elder parents often view lack of contact as weeks, months, years when it’s really hours or days!

@@ToddDouglasFox not really. My mom is no longer with us, but we would speak 2-3 a day! I never went "weeks" without calling her! I'm glad I was never too busy to call her!🌸

@@reneecollin8825 reread my comment. Your response to me is 180 degrees from what I said.

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EXACTLY, I AM CLASSED AS ELDERLY NOW AS IVE JUST GONE PAST 70 AND MY KNEES ARE A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME. YOU CANT POSSIBLY PUSH YOURSELF UP BY PRESSING YOUR KNEES ON THE GROUND UNLESS THERE IS A SUPER SOFT SUPER THICK PILLOW THERE OTHER WISE THE PAIN WOULD BE EXCRUCIATING. I CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE BATH OK AT PRESENT BECAUSE I HAVE A TALL BATH AND IM ABLE TO THROW MYSELF INTO A POSITION BY PUTTING MY HANDS ON THE RIMS OF THE BATH AND GETTING UP THAT WAY BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KNEES, NO WAY. I COULD GET UP FROM A NORMAL SIZED MATTRESS, NOT A THIN MATTRESS BY THROWING MYSELF FORWARDS WITH MY WEIGHT AND PUSHING MYSELF UP THAT WAY BUT YOU HAVE TO SIT BACK A BIT THEN THROW YOUR WEIGHT FORWARD AND QUICKLY PUSH YOURSELF UP THAT WAY. THINGS ARE VERY DIFFERENT WHEN WE ARE OLD, ESPECIALLY ONCE OUR KNEES GO ON US. I COULD NO LONGER RIDE A PUSH BIKE EITHER BECAUSE IT WOULD KILL MY KNEES TO DO SO AND ID SUFFER FOR WEEKS AFTER IT WITH PAIN.

SORRY TO HEAR THAT, YES OLD AGE CAN BE THE PITS. AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL TO HELP YOU UP SO THAT IS GOOD. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PHONE NEAR YOU.

@@zennabella1676 I never have the phone when I need it.

MY ONLY THOUGHTS ON THE SPOT WOULD BE TO SOMEHOW THROW YOUR WEIGHT INTO IT. NOT SURE IF IT CAN BE DONE. SOMEHOW TRYTO PULL YOURSELF INTO IT.....SORRY IF IM NOT MUCH HELP.

and they do NOT call, wow...doesn't seem very concerned for his elderly parent

Glad I am not his mum

THAT SOUNDS STRANGE, I WONDER WHY THEY DONT WISH TO KNOW HOW TO GET UP OFF A FLOOR?