Eighty one percent of accidents in the bathroom are as a result of falls.

Falls can be due to wet or slippery floors, slipping on or tripping over mats, objects or furniture causing obstructions and also because of health problems e.g. fainting, dizziness, changing eyesight and changes in mobility.

Today’s technology lessens the blow of arthritis on our everyday activities.

Remember that leg pain may also be as a result of excess fluid in the leg veins, so always make your local GP the first port of call.

Arthritis stiffness and pain affects how we enjoy life.

Weakened joints, reduced grip and the accompanying build up of pain, are but a few of the changes our bodies incur with age.

Damaged cartilage, loose ligaments and inflamed connective tissue (synovium) can cause stiffness and pain in joints, making completing daily tasks quite a feat.

Age may cause us to slow down and to take things easy, meaning that regular exercising of muscles doesn’t happen as a matter of course. Muscle deterioration can make easy-to-do tasks become more of a challenge.

Elderly people may also develop bladder problems which, teamed with a change in dexterity and mobility, may make visiting the toilet a slower task.