How to prevent broken bones By Betsi Blodgett, Pure Matters
Common sense and certain safety precautions, however, can head
off a trip to the emergency room. The CDC and other experts
offer these safety tips to help prevent broken bones: - Wear the
right gear when exercising or playing a sport. - Make sure your
home is safe from hazards that can cause falls. - Wear a seat
belt when driving and make sure children are secured in safety
seats or booster seats, depending on their age. - Build up
strong bones with good nutrition and exercise. Strong bones are
less prone to fractures. - Stay in good physical shape, because
exercise increases muscle strength and reflex speed. - Keep your
weight in a healthy range. These basic precautions can help
prevent many of the common bone breaks that show up in hospital
emergency rooms every day: wrists and ankles in young or middle-
aged people, hips and wrists in older adults. Sharpening your
protective responses, such as reflexes or postural changes, may
help stop or break a