” It turns out a 5 centimeter per second decline in their normal walking gait is the precursor to a fall.”
My gait has dropped by at least twice that amount in the past decade (I can tell by trying to keep up with my kids); in that period the only time I’ve fallen is when my dang dog dragged me down an incline while I was walking him so he could take a dump.
Just one data point, sure, but it helps convince me at least that most of the supposed predictability described is largely hype.
My gait slowed when I messed up my knee. Then it slowed to a crawl when I stepped over the dog and he decided to roll over onto my foot and I hit the ground hard. Trying to recoup this summer, the doc prescribed two powerful drugs so guess I’m going to blow just any minute. Never mind I took one of the first prescription and never opened the second. Still can barely walk. But, hey statistics! Y’all watch out! Who’s knows what will happen if I ever do open that other bottle. Total carnage! 98.7% the dog’s fault.