A small trip over a rug can feel like it came out of nowhere. One second everything seems fine, and the next your body is scrambling to catch itself. Balance in seniors feels simple when it’s working. But it’s actually a team effort. Your brain is constantly taking in clues from your eyes, inner ears, muscles, joints, and feet. Then it uses that information to keep you upright while you stand, turn, walk, reach, bend, or climb stairs. When one part of that system gets weaker,