According to the National Council on Aging, every 11 seconds  an older adult is seen in an emergency department for fall related injuries of which,  two -thirds of all household accidents occur in the bathroom.

There are many tasks we do every day effortlessly that we don’t think twice about; getting things from the top shelf, pulling clothes from the bottom of the washer are just a very small portion of tasks we take for granted. And for some, these can be difficult tasks that can end up unachievable or causing injury, so meet the reacher!

Today’s work is more at a desk and less in a field. Working for hours while seated and digging into work makes it easy to forget about the way you are sitting and cause you to hunch over your keyboard. 

Alex Orthopedic, inc. is proud to announce the addition to its Hosiery line of Cool Max [tm] Casual Comfort Socks.  The sock is so comfortable , it doubles as a diabetic sock.

“The Lower Back”

Spring is here, and with it comes all of the activities we have waited all winter for. The problem is, our lower backs may not be ready for them.