I am 44, very perimenopausal, and every time I have fallen in recent years has been in context of contact sports. I don't think we are at "aging related falling" age yet in most cases.
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u/Acrobatic_Ad7061
Not an age related fall if you’re 44.
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u/Person7751
i am 65 and have fallen twice this winter once because of my dog and the other ice. i got some scratches but nothing serious. over 40 years of weight lifting have kept my bones strong.
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u/fivebynine5x9
I'm a bit older than you and can't say that's happened to me. Mid forties isn't really an age where you'd reasonably expect to start having devastating falls. It really just seems more like bad luck since people can fall and get banged up at any age.
I think it would be helpful not to frame this as an old age fall. If anything besides just bad luck, it sounds more like the consequences of being out of shape/low T. Heal up soon though!
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u/Confident_Banana_134
44? You’re so young. You need to snap out of it.
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u/Choice-Newspaper3603
That’s a lot of goddamn words to say you fell down
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u/ScroogeMcBook
Brother, I'm turning 43 this summer & last year I went on a Slip & Slide for the first time in 30+ years. The crushing weight of my 42-yr-old body, landing suddenly on my chest, bruised a few ribs & took about 2 months of daily pain before I could fully heal.
A Slip & Slide.
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u/ExcuseApprehensive68
72 yo male- very aware that falls at my age can mean other issue( medicare checkups ask “ have you fallen”) Anyway I’m a advid bike rider ( get around 80 miles week in season) and got distracted by something on road - road off road and crashed into a corn field. Landed before corn but totally unhurt- scared the crap outta me. Wife & myself walk / hike a lot. Always looking at our feet ( especially mtn hikes) tooo easy to sprain a ankle or twist a knee.
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u/Effective-Motor3455
I’m 63 I had several falls this year. On Xmas day I broke my hip. Thankfully during PT we found why I was falling, it’s a vestibular system issue w my inner ear and eyes. I’m going to be getting help w that now so hopefully no more falls.
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u/Infinite_Violinist_4
This is not an age-related bad fall. You listed all sorts of reasons why you fell. I pick flip flops, uneven walkway and not paying attention as top three reasons. If you were 70, you would know all the fall risk around you and pay attention. At 44, this is hardly age related. Sounds more careless.
My husband is 75. He currently is recovering from a broken ankle after stepping on the only patch of ice in our driveway and falling. That I would call an age related fall.
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u/soulself
Im 43. 3 weeks ago, my foot fell asleep while I was sitting, working on my laptop. I stood up and tried to take a step and my foot didnt extend. I felt my foot/ankle crack 3 times and I hit the floor hard. I now have an ankle fracture and crutches for the next 5 weeks minimum.
That was not on my aging bingo card.
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u/LadyArcher2017
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u/K21markel
I’m 73 and haven’t fallen so why don’t you chalk that up to being clumsy not old age!
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u/plantverdant
You aren't old enough to have had an age related fall. I'm 46 and I have never stopped falling down since I learned how to stand.
What you experienced was a health related fall. You should do physical therapy and fix your balance issues. I fall much less than I used to by improving my core strength.
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u/Spare_Objective9697
44!?! Bruh.
Your body is what your mind thinks it is. 44 is young. Stop telling your body it’s old.
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u/xeroxchick
Yes. Stepped into the stirrup and this young horse just went ballistic and I came off. I used to dust myself off, but this time I broke two ribs. Missing that estrogen. That was ten years ago. Edited to say, I was 53 then.
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u/Beautiful-Low9454
Oh yess a few years ago (48 years old then) I got hurt very very bad. Bought my son a drone for Christmas and I was flying it inside the house. The central heat kicked on and started to blow the drone towards my GF. It was about to hit her and I jumped up to try to catch it. I missed, fell on the floor and broke my tibia AND fibula on my left leg. Had to get an ambulance to come and get me. Broke it on December 28 and couldn’t get surgery until Jan 1. On my way to surgery and a bad thunderstorm hit knocking out the power to the entire hospital. Then taking so many pain killers I stopped going #2. Had to go back to hospital to go #2 again. Had to have an enema. Needless to say it was very very bad. Smelled awful. Pushed the little porta potty out in the hallway. 2 poor women were passing by and got absolutely sick at the sight and smell. Hell of a time … so yeah I’m way more careful. My leg is still messed up and I’m in pain every day. That was 7 years ago and still I hurt every single day
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u/kpooo7
62 have not fallen last couple of years except taking a dive in Pickleball, need to do core and leg workouts until you die!
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u/No-Reading-4384
I’m 70 and 2 years ago started to get vertigo. That WILL make you fall
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u/GutRasiert
I have MS so it's a bit easier to fall. What I do to protect myself is to build muscle. It helps prevent falls and when you do fall, the muscle is like a protective barrier.
We all get weak as we get older. One day if you don't maintain enough muscle in your arms, you won't be strong enough to prevent your face hitting the pavement.
Take this as a wake up message and get strong and stay strong
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u/Infamous_Ad8730
Ha! Mid 60's here and still riding my dirtbike fast as heck, so YES.
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u/sportgeekz
77m. Tripped on a length of angle iron helping neighbor move her chicken coop. Hadn't fallen since learning to ice skate at 61.
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u/dogfitmad
Yea dude at my gym we have 70 year Olds jumping into boxes and doing burpees. I think you need to get to a gym. It will help with everything. Bone mineral density. Reactions. Maintaining lean muscle mass. If you are feeling like this now imagine in five years..this was shocking to me to read your age. Honestly going to the gym is an investment in your future and longevity of independence. Not walking. Not sitting on a static bike. Weightlifting. Intervals. Bad back,knees etc? Strength training is a necessary for pretty much every issue. Backs need loading. Tendons need loading. Joints need strong muscles around them and good blood flow. People bag Crossfit out but the things I've seen and the transformations in people are actually unbelievable. Not in looks though that is good too I mean in quality of life. Everything can be scaled or changed but anything is better than nothing. Training is like work. We might not want to do it but bro we HAVE to.
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u/ragazza68
I haven’t fallen yet but my husband (over 60) has had 2 minor falls - no injuries. He started taking balance classes at the Y which seem to help
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u/ttnezz
That isn’t age related! I’ve been falling in similar situations since I was born and it always hurts. You probably bruised a rib or tore intercostal muscles. The ribs take a bit to feel better you could try and tape them.
I’m in my 40s as well and I am not falling more but what I have noticed is that I strain things more easily doing simple things like turning my head to look at something. I’m more cautious when I move now.
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u/PrestigiousJob494
Getting pummeled on the market today but you gave me one hell of a belly laugh. 44 ain't old, mate. Long may you live.
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u/Vanhosen77
You're 44. You would have to be in awful shape to have an age related fall at 44? You're age played no role in your fall. Join a gym and eat better.
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u/Jheritheexoticdancer
Forty-four? Heck, you’re still a youngster yet. 😉🌸. I live in a major metro area, have two left feet and between ages 20s-40s I fell a lot tripping on cracked, uneven pavements and twigs. Both my knees are now shot and I was told I have arthritis behind both kneecaps and would never be a candidate for knee replacements. I was so glad when I was told that because I do not like the idea of surgery, but others have suggested that I should get a second opinion. But I do what was initially medically suggested, keep moving, so when I’m outside on concrete I always look down when taking steps and/or walking. I went through a period when I got gel shots in the knees and prednisone in the back. For me the gel for the knees and prednisone for the back didn’t work. Now when Arthur screams at me, I use knee braces or sleeves to stabilize them for a few days and I keep it moving. I am 70+.
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u/Embarrassed_Wrap8421
The first time I fell was in NYC and I slipped on a patch of black ice and fell. A nice old man who was leaning on a walker came over and helped me up. The second time was at my house, taking out the garbage, and again it was black ice. I don’t feel old but I’m not going to push my luck. The worst part was not falling—it was being unable to get up as quickly as I did in the past.
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u/Glittering-Poetry-88
I'm 46 but right before I turned 40 I jump off a wall. It felt like my knees almost shattered. Never jump off another wall since that day. Slowly we learn. 😆
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u/Eshabelle
The day after xmas 2025, I (66F) was walking a friend's golden retriever. We both saw the squirrel at the same time, only I forgot to let go of the lead until I was already airborne, like Buzz Lightyear. Splatt on the sidewalk. Bruised chesticles. 2 fractured ribs. It's still a bit ouchie when I yawn or have a good stretch.
And really, I'm not sure that's age related, but it felt that way to me.
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u/rapovandan
I was 42 and took a nasty spill while on my mountain bike. I hit a tree root and couldn't react in time. Fractured my skull, broke a collarbone, sprained an ankle, broke both a wrist and elbow on one arm, and nearly broke my neck. That was 22 years ago and I still have trouble from that crash. The collarbone didn't heal properly and my neck bothers me to this day. That's a mistake I wish I could have a do-over.
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u/Calm-Age-1784
I’m 62 and thankfully I can’t remember a darn thing!😂🤷🏻♂️
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u/geth1962
63 m. I did what I always do, and vaulted over a wall. My hands slipped and I hit the floor from about 4 feet high. That was about August last year, and my shoulder is still hurting. My left forearm was one big bruise that lasted for two weeks, and my left hip was so sore, I could barely sit down.
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u/makeitmake_sense
My dad at that age has fallen on ice so many times ice fishing and coaching ice hockey and never broke a bone. You’re good. Brush it off, you’ll get better. Your bones are still bouncey.
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u/Phillykratom
Im 44 as well and have my first major injury in my life. My shoulder hurts constantly and ahav3 an appointment next month to repair. Core strength and legs are super important the older we get. Flexibility is probably.the most.overlooked thing as far as staying fit after 40
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u/mjh8212
I can remember being a kid and my knee buckling and I was able to stop myself from falling. At 41 I became a fall risk it was like my knee didn’t want to hold me up and I was 275 pounds my patella didn’t even look like it was in the right place. I’m down to 160 still falling. I learned two months ago at 47 years old I’ve been hyper mobile my whole life. Now I have subluxations in my hip as well as my knee. Down I go. I use a rollator for balance. Also two months ago I started showing signs of pots. I passed out and banged my left knee in the same spot twice in two days and have a wicked bruise life is fun for me right now
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u/fartaround4477
I started falling after being put on BP meds. BP gets too low which ruins balance. I reduced the dose of beta blockers and walk more carefully now so no more falls I(for now). If your T is low try Maca herb which is energizing. Avoid dairy which can be contaminated by estrogens if cows are given bovine growth hormone.
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u/Ginsdell
Oh yeah. 58 In the bathroom, naked, screaming and crying at the same time. Took a month to recover. I’ve never been the same. I couldn’t trust the tile floor or the shower for at least 6 months. I’m still stupid careful.
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u/Red-is-suspicious
I’m 45F and my husband is 50. No falls like that. I star My husband was also bed bound in hospital for two months in Nov and Dec and he’s back to feeling pretty good physically with his PT and doing all activities. You need to have an exercise routine that also focuses on balance and strength. This isn’t age related so much as it’s sedentary related and maybe some uncoordination/balance issues that could use neuromuscular retraining type techniques. Did you know that simply exercising and lifting weights can bring your T up naturally? Also there’s ways to get T that aren’t through insurance and can be actually cheaper.
Like I mentioned I’m 45 and a woman so I have naturally low T but I did add in 10 mg a wk as I started a very physical job at Home Depot and I’m keeping up very well with just a little extra nutritional support. I’m lifting cement and mulch bags regularly and going up and down ladders. And there are MANY older men working their butts off there as well - 60s and 70s men regularly step in to help me grab pavers and carry bales of straw or 2-3 bags of mulch to my 1 bag. This is just their retirement gig they do a few times a week too! My mom is 75 and walks 15 miles a week and does all sorts of isometric stuff and HIIT and Plyometric type things and she’s quite stable and steady. Be active and make fitness your priority and I think you’ll have a new song to sing.
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u/boho_magpie
I went roller skating with my kids in my thirties (birthday party). Here I am thinking it’s like riding a bike and since I used to skate in junior high all the time, it’d be fine.
Don’t do it. It is NOT like riding a bike.
Pretty sure I broke my coccyx. Definitely had a hard time sitting upright for about a month.
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u/tickled_your_pickle
Almost 44, tripped over my own feet Saturday, crossing a street. I skinned my palms and cut my knee but mostly I was super embarrassed (so much traffic and it was in front of a packed McDonalds).
My mom hit 70 and started to decline: tripped over her own flip-flops and broke her wrist/slammed her face into a counter, broke her hip going down stairs (fortunately she lives in an apartment building so someone found her fairly quickly), plus dementia. I'd say were not doing bad with our scrapes and pulls
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u/BKowalewski
Last time was almost 20 yrs ago when I slipped on ice and chipped my elbow.. nothing so bad since and I'm 74. I seriously never fall
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u/RealtorRVACity
I am glad you brought this up as I had a super hard fall last Friday, legs went right out from under me and didn't have anything to grab onto. Cowboy boots and wet tile are not my friend. Landed butt first, skinned on knee, and have been sore ever since. I went down HARD but a week? Sheesh, this sucks. I am just glad that I didn't break my tailbone which I did during the Covid lockdowns and that took 2 years or more to heal. Yikes.
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u/TrainingLow9079
Around 45. I wasn't injured but felt lucky not to be.
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u/Tigerbaton
You are 44, this wasn’t an age related fall, it was a trip after a bad step. Kids trip, teenagers trip, adults trip. Sheesh!
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u/CheesyTot
I do the funny slow walk when I walk in wet areas, cause I don’t want the fall
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u/TetonHiker
Falling in your 40's due to age? Kind of early for that kind of thing. I'm 75(F) and have had zero falls so far. My 78(M) hubby has started to have a few due to some balance issues but it just started around age 76.
Maybe you need to take stock of your physical fitness and make some changes. It's early to be falling due to age. I mean accidents happen and anyone can fall at any age but if you think your condition is getting worse, then you might want to get checked out medically first and then hit the gym if you need some strengthening. Do it now before 50-75.
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u/rather_be_gaming
Yep! I remember twisting ankle after falling off a ladder. Not even high up ladder. Anyways, ankle hurt like a mofo. Went to see doc and she said its not broken. I said so it will be better in a couple weeks? And she let out a big hearty laugh. She said a month or 2. I wasn't 20 anymore. That humbled me.
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u/peglyhubba
Wow that is great to know. I’ve had my own stem cells put into my knees. And my own protein rich platelets also injected intro my non existent cartilage. My knees are so happy. They will live on without me! Haha 😂
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u/pandit_the_bandit
I have had almost $100,000 of treatment from Regenexx in Cayman Islands and there is ZERO chance it will extend my life. It’s solely to treat orthopedic problems
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u/Wanderir
Genetics is first when it comes to longevity, them environment and lifestyle they follow by a wide margin.
I’ve not seen or heard of any evidence for stem cells. Do a search for studies.
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u/raj_uv
Genetics and lifestyle balance is key. Stem cells only increases chances of positive outcomes as everything is subjective to the individual case at hand.
I get stem cell IVs and enough exosomes for anti aging twice a year in Switzerland but I’m overall healthy and no underlying issues or injuries.
In your friends case if she is getting localized injections that’s not enough for longevity imo maybe good enough from injury to recovery and some added benefits but if she’s getting IVs with enough stem cells and exosomes or growth factors then she has increased odds but no guarantees
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u/iNap2Much
Can't speak for stem cell therapy, BUT... stem cell TRANSPLANT can save your life. If you need one.