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

Wayne Gradman MD

ISBN 13: 9798991319416

Published by Gradman Publishing, 2024

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Advice and humorous anecdotes on how to prevent falls from an MD and experienced 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. The book blends Dr. Gradman's gentle sense of humor and anecdotes along with valuable advice for adults and seniors of all ages. Dr. Gradman also includes a short set of exercises to improve lower extremity flexibility, balance, and strength, as well as how to lose weight and keep it off.If you are guilty of walking while using your cell phone, generally don't look where you are going, want to fall-proof your home, or want to learn how to walk on ice, this is the humorous, practical guide you need. Highlights include a discussion of Winston Churchill, the 'patron saint of falls.'The ideal gift for your loved ones and friends. Written by Dr. Wayne Gradman, a Harvard-educated retired vascular surgeon and self-proclaimed 'uber klutz.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall Guy : How to Keep Gravity from Ruining Your Day
• Publisher: Gradman Publishing
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798991319416
• Binding: Buch
• Illustrator: Brown, Jonathan
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 12D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 386 grams

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Synopsis

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.