John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
DID YOU KNOW THAT FALLS ARE THE
LEADING CAUSE OF FATAL INJURY
AMONG OLDER ADULTS.
Trini: IT'S SHOCK AND CAN
TOTALLY PREVENTABLE.
THAT'S WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE
DONE TO REDUCE THEIR CH CHANCES OF
FALLING.
WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT
TODAY.
WE'RE HERE AT ALA MOANA BEACH
PARK.
WE'RE CHATTING WITH STANLEY
MICHAELS, SENIOR FALL PREVENTION
SPECIALIST FOR DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FALL
PREVENTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
HELLO.
HI.
I'M EXCITED TO MENTION THE
CAMPAIGN IS ALL ABOUT AWARENESS.
FALLS IS SERIOUS IN THE STATE.
OUR KUPUNA TAKE A HIT WAY TOO
OFTEN.
WE'RE THE LOWEST IN FREQUENCY
THANKS TO A LOT OF HARD WORK.
WE STILL AVERAGE ONE KUPUNA
ALMOST EVERY HOUR.
TRANSPORTED FOR A FALL INJURY.
THE IMPACT ON OUR HOSPITALS IS
HUGE.
THAT TOTAL IS ALMOST 130 MILLION
A YEAR.
$376,000 PER DAY.
THAT'S MAJOR IMPAINTS ON OUR
HOSPITAL.
PAIN AND SUFFERING IS HUGE.
Trini: SURE.
NOT JUST FOR THEM BUT THEIR
FAMILIES AS WELL.
SO TELL ME ABOUT THAT CAMPAIGN.
AND HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH
THIS ISSUE.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THE KEY IS AWARENESS.
TRYING TO MAKE THEM AWARE.
IT'S A PREVENTABLE INJURY.
WE HAVE TWO EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
THAT ONE ON OLELO.
55 LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE STATE.
TIMES, SAFEWAY, FOODLAND.
YOU CAN GET YOUR MEDICATIONS AND
GET A FREE BALANCE TEST TO SEE
IF YOU'RE AT RISK FOR A FALL.
WE'RE AT 36 LOCATIONS STATEWIDE.
PEOPLE IT GET TAI CHI.
NUMBER ONE MODALITY.
CONSIDERED THE FINEST FALL
PREVENTION EXERCISE THERE IS.
Trini: I HEARD LOTS OF
GREAT THINGS ABOUT TAI CHI.
SPEAKING OF TAI CHI, RANDAL LAU
IS HERE.
A TAI CHI INSTRUCTOR.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH HIM.
RANDAL, HI.
HI.
Trini: NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN A TAI CHI
INSTRUCTIONER SINCE THE MID '90
SOUTH DA'90s.
YOU'VE FOCUSED ON TAI CHI FOR
FALL PREVENTION.
HOW DOES THAT DIFFER?
TAI CHI IS A MARTIAL ARTS.
PEOPLE LEARN IT FOR FIGHTING FOR
STRENGTH.
AND HEALTH BENEFIT HAS COME OUT.
TATA HE STARTED WITH THE PROBLEM
OF FALL PREVENTION.
AND AR ART RIGHTS.
ALL THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE
THERE.
FOR INSTANCE, FOR US TO DESERT
FIED, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
SENIORS WITH THESE ISSUES, WE
CAN'T TAKE LONGER STEPS.
Trini: YOU'RE ADJUSTING IT.
TO FIT WHAT THEIR LEVELS ARE.
FALL PREVENTION?
OKAY.
SO WE START OFF WITH WARMUPS.
IN TH THE BEGINNING STAND NICE AND
STRAIGHT AND STRETCH ALL THE
MUSCLES BUT RELAX.
IN.
INHALING AND DROP YOUR
SHOULDER BLADES DOWN AND EXHALE.
-- GENTLY ROLL YOUR NERK DOWN
AND RELAX THE MUSCLES.
EVERY MOVE WE HAVE TWO.
AFTER THE NECK WE DO THE SPINE.
SPINE HAS A LOT OF JOINTS.
PUT ONE HAND UP AND ONE DOWN.
AND I LIKE TO FOCUS IT AROUND
THE CENTER.
KEEP THE ELBOWS BENT.
AND RIGHT IN THAT CENTER LINE,
AND TAKE A NICE DEEP BREATH AND
STRETCH YOUR BODY UP.
A ELEMENT T -- LITTLE BIT TO THE
SIDE.
PALMS BRUSH AGAINST EACH OTHER.
AND EXCHANGE SIDES.
DEEP BREATH.
LET THE STOMACH EXPAND.
RELAX.
Trini: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE CAN KEEP GOING.
WHY DON'T WE KEEP GOING.
IF PEOPLE WAM MORE INFORMATION,
WHERE CAN THEY GET MORE
INFORMATION?
CALL ME.
MY WEBSITE.
STAN ALL ALL THE INFORMATION.
THERE'S A LOT OF INTRUSTERS ALL
OVER THE STATE.
Trini: AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH HAS A GREAT WEBSITE.
WE'LL PUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
LET'S CONTINUE.
SO PUT THE HANDS UP.
John: NICE AND WINDY.
COOL DAY.
Trini: THIS IN -- JUST IN
THE BRIEF AMOUNT, IT RELAXES
YOU.
John: ONE THING I'VE NEVER
DONE.
Trini: I THINK FOR PEOPLE
OUR AGE, IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO
DO.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN START
WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER, BE AHEAD.