The Fall Guy: How to Keep Gravity from Ruining Your Day

Advice and humorous anecdotes on how to prevent falls from an MD and ex-faller.
No matter what your age, a nasty fall can change your life in an instant. The Fall Guy: How to Keep Gravity From Ruining Your Day is a practical and complete guide on how to prevent falls.
Chapters include advice on:

• How to fall-proof your bathrooms, stairs, bedrooms, and outdoor area,
• How to walk on ice,
• The importance of getting your cataracts fixed
• Staying alert for stumble hazards such as curbs and sidewalk slabs that don’t line up
• The multiple medications that predispose a fall, and
• When to start using a cane or walker.

Dr. Gradman also discusses the role that diet and fall-prevention exercises play as we age. The book is written in a breezy style infused with humor and numerous anecdotes of the author’s own falls, falls of his friends and relatives, as well as those of such famous historical figures as Winston Churchill and Joseph Lieberman. Illustrated by Jonathan Brown, a noted New Yorker cartoonist.

The ideal gift for your adult loved ones and friends. Dr. Wayne Gradman is a Harvard-educated retired vascular surgeon.