The Cycle Of Life: How We Move
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At the twilight of an active life, Anna is now bedridden due to a serious fall. What makes the elderly--even those who are in full possession of their mental and physical faculties--more prone to falling than younger people? As this program demonstrates, the answer lies not in the body or the brain alone, but in their interconnection. Exploring Anna's past dreams of becoming a ballerina, the film shows how complex physical motion, such as dancing or even typing, requires sophisticated coordination between the body's neural, muscular, and skeletal systems. How aging affects such coordination and how new artificial limb technology enables movement are running themes in the program. Accessibility options on the DVD are: (1) audio description, (2) English subtitles in a black box.
Media Details
Runtime: 54 minutes 49 seconds
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety, Science
- Subtopic: Aging, Musculoskeletal, Physiology
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2006
- Producer/Distributor: Films Media Group
- Series: The Cycle Of Life
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