I notice when people get a lot older, especially in nursing homes, a majority of them are wheelchair bound. My grandpa had a walker, my dad had a crutch. I’m not really sure of why though. It seems like older people always have canes, walkers or wheel chairs to get around. What goes wrong with your legs that doesn’t inhibit the arms?
In: Biology
Your hip joint and your shoulder joint share a lot of similarities, so you’d think they’d wear out in a similar way and at a similar rate.
Your shoulder, however, doesn’t carry the better part of your body weight for hours every day. Your hip joint is way more likely to wear out first.
Also, as you age, your inner ear basically wears out and ruins your sense of balance, making walking dangerous for an elderly person with brittle bones, even if their hip isn’t damaged.
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