BBC News – Tai Chi prevents elderly falls say geriatrics societies

The latest advice in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society recommends the use of Tai Chi to reduce falls in the elderly;

What’s surprising is how much falls cost;

A third of over 65s and half of over 80s will fall each year, and it is thought that 14,000 people in the UK die as a result.

“Treatment costs the NHS in England around £4.6m a day.”

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