How Tai Chi Can Help Conquer Fear of Falling as We Age

The Wall Street Journal quotes Skip Rizzo in a story about research into fall prevention, including a study of virtual reality exposure therapy to address a fear of falling.
“It shows some promise,” said Skip Rizzo, a psychologist and director of medical virtual reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, who wasn’t involved in the research. The area is ripe for study, Dr. Rizzo said. “We recognize this is a significant problem that leads to disability and chronic progression into loss of functional independence.”