One fall can change a life forever.

Physical therapists see it all the time. A grandfather misses the bottom step of the front porch while hurrying after a grandchild. A woman living alone slips on a small piece of ice that fell unnoticed on the kitchen floor. A senior gets tangled in an extension cord running across the living room. In an instant, an ordinary day becomes an ambulance ride, a hospital stay, surgery, rehabilitation, or the loss of independence.

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