Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; juliana.oliveira{at}sydney.edu.au Intervention Intervention ...

Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults, but many can be prevented with the right knowledge and precautions. This year’s Fall Prevention Week, from Sept. 23-27, will embrace the theme ...

Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care physician ...

Data sources Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, National Institute for Health Research Economic Evaluation Database, Health Technology Assessment database, Tufts Cost-Effectiveness Analysis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Any amount of weekly physical activity corresponded with lower fall risk. Clinicians should encourage older ...

The Senior Activity Center is hosting several events to help area seniors with the dangers of falling as part of its Fall Prevention Week. At 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Rita Yribar will host a Breath ...

A shocking new report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has turned conventional wisdom on its head: vitamin D and calcium supplements might not be the fall-prevention powerhouse we once ...

Read full article: TRAFFIC ALERT: Lane closure on SR-44 in Lake County due to brush fire, downed power lines Snow video from viewer in Lake Asbury in Clay County. ORLANDO, Fla. – With fall-related ...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults’ risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests. More than ...

Pratfalls may seem funny in comedy skits, but taking a tumble yourself is no laughing matter. The National Safety Council says that falls are responsible for more than 8.5 million emergency room ...