Posted October 26, 2018
Being a physician doesn’t qualify me as an expert on falling. But because I am 91 years old, I have mighty good motivation to keep learning. In my experience, many geriatrists (specialists in the problems of older people) seem to lack the curiosity needed to listen to, and learn from, their patient’s questions. Curiosity is motivated by a desire to really know the “whats” and “whys” of the changes that come with age and also by the desire to hear the patient’s story. They can’t get into these topics because, under the present medical care system, they don’t have enough time. But common sense dictates that they need to discuss the basis of these problems before just prescribing pharmaceutical relief. Read more.