Falls: Autonomic and Cerebellar Malfunction

Why do we Care about Falls?

What is the Definition of a Fall and How does it Compare to a Collapse?

NICE CKS: An event which causes a person to, unintentionally, rest on the ground or lower level

1. Is that the same as a collapse?

2. A collapse is caused by an acute medical condition

How do you Stay Standing on a Moving Bus?

Why is He at Risk of Falling?

How do Muscle Spindles and Golgi Apparatus Work Together?

How does Aging Affect This?

• Reduced muscle mass (sarcopenia)

• Reduction in alpha motor neurons

• Dysfunction of afferent sensory fibres

• Transmission failure at the neuromuscular junction

Summary of the Greta Comparator

What Happens to the Cerebellum as we Age?

Structure of ANS and Location of Receptors

What are the Agonist and Antagonist Drugs that Affect the ANS?

Sympathetic Nervous System and the Baroreceptor Reflex

Case Study- Mr Falls