Some facts about falling

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Why we can stand upright

Our bodies are constantly working hard to maintain our balance and enable us to move around without falling over.

Maintaining our balance requires different parts of the brain to work together - touch and feel; co-ordination; vision; balance and the parts of the brain that control balance. If one or more of these components are impaired we are more likely to experience a fall.

Find out more about the complexity of keeping the balance by touching the items to he right.

The brain stem

The brain stem lies deep inside the brain and leads to the spinal cord. All information to and from the brain passes through the brainstem. It plays a vital role in breathing, hearing, balance, control of blood pressure and heart rate, and level of alertness.

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