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The Blount County Public Library's Focus on Seniors program series is in partnership with the Blount County Community Action Agency Office on Aging and agency director, Teresa O’Mary. For more information, please call the BCPL Reference Desk at (865) 273-1428.

Thank you so much to our speakers:
Teresa O'Mary, Director for the Blount County Community Action Agency Office on Aging
Lauren Morris, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at PRISMA Health Total Rehab, Springbrook
Sarah Jane Malone, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist at PRISMA Health Total Rehab, Springbrook

Focus on Seniors programming is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. The contents do not in any way constitute medical advice or the provision of professional services.

The Blount County Public Library does not own the rights to any work, real or fictional, displayed or described in this video. We record these videos for educational purposes only. Credit for any work displayed or described in this video can be found at the beginning of the description.

Time Codes:
0:00 Intro
2:13 Balance
4:47 Testing Muscle Strength
5:37 Vision
6:41 Inner Ear
7:39 Vestibular Occular Reflex
8:58 Proprioception Testing
13:23 Falls Described
16:13 Fall Risk Factors
20:42 Gait Assessment
22:37 Risky Behaviors
26:36 What to do if you fall
27:54 Safety at home