Human Growth and Development / Unit 13 HGD 1808 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Proprioception and Falls
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The idea
Proprioception, the sense of body position and movement, declines in middle adulthood, along with sensitivity to temperature, raising the risk of falls.
In practice
A fifty-year-old misjudging a step in dim light and catching herself on the rail.
Where people slip
Sensory change in midlife is gradual and varies widely between people.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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