Common injuries associated with falls include minor bruises and abrasions, broken bones, and head trauma that may lead to permanent brain damage. Obviously, all of these injuries can be potentially disabling. Therefore, regardless of whether an individual has fallen or is simply worried about falling in the future, this may significantly impact their quality of like. Preventing falls is much easier to do when one understands how and why most falls occur. Certainly there are some absolutely unavoidable situation where preventing a fall would be virtually impossible, however, as noted above, most falls are avoidable with a little forethought and planning.
Falls occur for a number of reasons, but in general they can be broken down into two categories.
The first category includes falls that occur due to a problem with the way an individual's body works. This may be due to weakness, loss of balance, problems with vision or hearing, dizziness, etc. The second category includes those falls that occur due to a problem with the environment. This would include falls due to hazardous weather conditions, slippery floor surfaces, cluttered rooms, etc. Medical experts who specialize in treating polio survivors can be excellent resources for information on how to prevent falls as it applies to individual polio survivor.