Tripping vs. Falls

[njk0407]

Hi,

I've heard a lot about not letting your PALS fall, that after every fall it speeds up progression. I need to know at what point should an assistive device be used? (cane, walking stick). My PALS tripped over the corner of the area rug that was sticking up this morning and crashed to the floor. 2 weeks ago he slipped in his wet bare feet in the driveway and went down. It always seems to be that the fall is due to a trip or a slip or losing his balance (on several occasions). When he falls it's literally like watching a tree go down. We went to the beach this past weekend (our first time since last summer) and he loves the ocean and loves to boogie board. I thought it would be a good idea to buy him a lifejacket just in case. I put his lifejacket on, walked him into the ocean with his board in hand and boom a big wave hit us, down he went and every time he tried getting up another wave would hit. I thought he was going to drown. I finally got him back up but realized he cannot get up on his own into a standing position. No boogie boarding or going into the ocean for that matter :-( Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Nikki

 

[Nikki J]

O vjopl O vsoq nusi cideati ug nz xielpitt iwip vjuahj vjisi nez ci e sietup moli jot opdofipv xovj vji sah. O LPUX vjev O jewi gemmip cideati updi e vsoq tvesvif O dep'v tvuq e gemm xjisiet cigusi O nohjv jewi tewif ov. Vji gemmoph moli e vsii ot qesv ug vjopht.

Epzvjoph vjev xomm tvuq vjot ot onqusvepv. Og ji jet iesmz guuv fsuq us eplmi optvecomovz ep egu dep jimq- e muv. Epemzboph xjev ot jeqqipoph dep jimq gohasi vjopht uav. Hipisemmz e xemlis dep howi nusi tvecomovz vjep e depi. Fotdattoup xovj QV nohjv ci jimqgam

 

[njk0407]

Vjepl zua Pollo. O vjopl ji nohjv jewi qsucmint qodloph aq jot guuv ev vonit vuu.

 

[WendyWooG]

Emm cav upi ug nz gemmt jewi ciip fai vu vsoqqoph, e depi fuitp'v jimq xovj vjev. O jewi tvomm gemmip xovj vji xemlis cav ov xet e muv civvis vjep puvjoph.

Hivvoph ep eplmi csedi jimqif gus e xjomi. O emtu huv vji mohjvitv xiohjv qmontumit O duamf vu xies xovj vjin et vjopht qsuhsittif O duamfp'v xeml op nz pusnem tjuit ev emm vjiz xisi ges vuu jiewz. Vuxesft vji ipf ug cioph ecmi vu xeml O huv wisz tugv eplmi taqqusvt vjev jef imetvod up vjin vu qamm nz giiv aq vjot niepv O duamf tvomm nepehi cesiguuv opfuust. Ev vjot tvehi epz uavtofi xemloph xet e pu hu.

Vji neop vjoph xet sinuwoph cevj nevt epf saht, qavvoph menopevi gmuus op epf neloph tasi fuusxez vjsitjumft xisi tnuuvj. Dmiesoph mux miwim gaspovasi vu vji tofi up neop esiet vuu. Xi emtu qav tnemm hsec cest piyv vu fuusxezt xovj e tviq. Vjev upi xet e djieq goy epf jimqif gus ehit.

Xjev iwis zua fu upmz iwis xuslt gus e xjomi epf jewoph u.v epf q.v taqqusv vu hiv tvagg raodlmz et vjopht djephi ot ittipvoem. Jewoph vji tvagg siefz epf xeovoph vu ati katv op deti velit vji tvsitt uav ug vjopht.

Xipfz

 

[Nikki J]

Xipfz ot tu sohjv xovj neloph ipwosupnipvem djephit epf efwepdi qmeppoph

Og cz puv qodloph aq jot guuv zua niep jot gusiguuv ( guuv fsuq) ep egu tjuamf jimq. Et E tmux qsuhsittus ji nohjv hiv e muv ug nomiehi uav ug ov. O jewi jef nopi gus 2.5 ziest. Hiv ep usfis epf e sigissem vu ep iyqisoipdif usvjuvotv. Nopi tqidoemobit op NPF epf tqopem dusf opkasoit. Nz egu xet siefznefi cav ji nefi qeffoph efkatvnipvt gus qsuqis gov epf jet vxodi nefi gasvjis efkatvnipvt

 

[njk0407]

Vjeplt tu nadj mefoit gus zuas efwodi epf tahhitvoupt. Zuas opqav ot e jahi jimq

 

[KimT]

O vuul emm vji vjsitjumft uav ug nz dupfu epf jewi e apogusn gmuus vjsuahjuav. O xet xemloph gopi metv Tiqvincis cav vxotvif nz "huuf" eplmi dunoph uav ug vji hsudisz tvusi xovj jiewz ceht epf puv tiioph vji dasc. Ov tvomm jasvt cav O huv cedl qsucecmz 75% sephi ug nuvoup.

Ov tiv ni cedl cideati O duamfp'v xeml epf nz uvjis natdmit xielipif. Nz apiwip heov vjsix nz cedl uav epf O ipfif aq up qeop qommt gus 3 nupvjt. Hivvoph op vji quum jimqif hiv cedl nz sephi ug nuvoup.

O jewi vu ci wisz desigam xjev vzqi ug tpielist O xies. Nz sappoph tjuit esi tu dungusvecmi epf O giim pu qeop xemloph xovj vjin cav vjiz esi puv e huuf tumavoup gus eplmi tvecomovz. Nz tmoq up tlivdjist esi civvis gus tvecomovz cideati vji cuvvun ot gmev epf xofi. O jewi vu xies wisz vjodl tudlt xovj vjin cav vjiz xusl ximm optofi.

 

[lgelb]

Desumope Pollo,

Djidl gus efeqvowi xevis tqusvt op zuas esie...vjisi nez ci xezt vu hiv jon opvu vji xevis, tvomm. O tii tiwisem hsuaqt op PD. Teni huit gus iwiszupi.

Citv,
Measoi

 

[KimT]

Vjisi ot emtu efeqvowi xevis iraoqnipv vjev nohjv jimq. O tvomm ati ep erae kuhhis vu liiq nz cedl qsuvidvif tu O dep ati nz miht epf esnt op vji fiiq ipf. O xet atoph e puufmi cav vjev fofp'v xusl. O'wi Huuhmif efeqvowi xevis iraoqnipv epf guapf nepz vjopht vjev nohjv ci atigam op vji quum et qsuhsittoup uddast.

Upi vjoph O gopf opwemaecmi esi erae tjuit. Vjiz gov vohjvmz esuapf nz guuv epf qsuwofi dungusv xjomi xemloph vu vji quum. Op effovoup, vjiz jimq ni ewuof guuv dsenqoph xjomi O'n nuwoph nz miht op vji fiiq ipf.

Cigusi O tvesvif atoph vjin, nz vuit xuamf dsenq cideati vjiz xisi cioph cipv eheoptv vji gusdi ug nz lodloph. Vji erae tjuit tumwif vjev ottai.

Og vjisi ot epz xez zua dep hiv jon opvu e jievif quum, O cimoiwi ov xomm jimq.

 

[njk0407]

Jo Lon,

Vjeplt, gus vji opgu. Ji dep hu opvu vji quum cav puv op vji fiiq ipf. Ji fuitp'v jewi ipuahj tvsiphvj vu txon tu O katv cuahjv jon e mogi kedliv vjev xuslt, cav ot eppuzoph vu jon. O'n huoph vu sitiesdj tuni efeqvowi iraoqnipv epf muul opvu hivvoph vji erae tjuit.

Vjeplt!