I am a 62-year-old woman and have tripped and fallen three times in the last year. when should i be concerned about this?

Depends: If you tripped over a loos rug or were not paying attention and tripped over a curb, etc. .. than those cases are not as important and you simply need to be more careful. If However, you tripped and or fell for no apparent reason, and simply lost your balance as you have "gotten older," then the time to worry is now, and I would recommend you get a good Fall risk assessment done. Best wishes.

Now: The concern is that you could have an incapacitating injury with a fall. Please see your physician so the reason for falling can be assessed. Your home should also be assessed for trip hazards. Take care.

Now: Hi. No one plans to fall. When falls occur repeatedly, we must consider balance/neurologic, muscular, etc causes. But the fact you haven't broken a hip (or something else) yet is only a matter of luck. Can you identify any risk factors for your falls? Talk with your doc. I would also advise a bone densitometry test to see what your fracture risk is. Use fall precautions. Good luck.

Falls: You should be concerned if you injure yourself when you fall, or if you think that you falling is out of the ordinary, or something new for you. If it is something new or unusual, perhaps you should be evaluated by a physician to see if it can be determined why you are falling, and if there is anything that can help prevent your falls. You should have a bone density scan for risk of fractures.