StarSilver: Thriving with walking sticks – and ditching the stigma

It is not just older seniors who are prone to falls. Falls are common among younger seniors too. Photos: 123rf

We often think that falling and breaking bones is something that happens to seniors in their late 80s or 90s. But falls are common among younger seniors too.

Five years ago, Tom, my husband, slipped on a wet floor at work and landed with a smack. Not realising he had broken his left leg, he initially brushed off the pain. A few hours later it gave way while climbing stairs, resulting in a second fall that broke his right wrist.