About the research
About the research
Alzheimer's not only affects memory, but also balance and orientation. Joyce Bosmans (UAntwerpen) tested the balance of both healthy older people, people with advanced Alzheimer's and everything in between. What emerged? "People with Alzheimer's not only move more slowly, but also more unsafely." Thus, they have a higher risk of falling, and thus more chance of bone fractures, than their healthy peers. "We need to refer Alzheimer's patients to physiotherapists more quickly. Because Alzheimer's unfortunately cannot be cured yet, but we can already train balance."
Health
Contact Joyce
