The Great Neck Library is hosting Robin Eckman of Vital Occupational Therapy on Monday, July 22 at 2 p.m. to teach seniors in the community how to reduce the risk of falling and improve your ability ...

Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury among older adults – while this news is startling, the Department of Health wants folks to know that falls are preventable. “Although we are the lowest in ...

Sylvie De Rham Tortorelli, physical therapist, demonstrates fall prevention exercises with her former patient Jo Wagner on Friday, May 25, in Bellingham. Evan Abell [email protected] ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Wednesday is the first day of autumn and it coincides with National Falls Prevention Awareness Week. The goal behind the week is to educate people and reduce the number of ...

SUMMIT--Want to reduce your chances of having a fall and also have a ball? This four-week, morning program is designed to improve overall fitness for all fitness levels. On Wednesday and Friday ...

Explore the types of exercises experts recommend to strengthen your bones, improve balance, and help maintain your ...

Losing your balance can be an unsettling experience. If you fall, it can be dangerous as well. And unfortunately, falls and fall-related injuries are common occurrences. According to the World ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combined findings from multiple studies indicate that exercise programs, especially those that include balance training, do reduce falls among elderly people. Examples of ...

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Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

New research questions the effectiveness of vitamin D and calcium supplements for fall prevention in older adults. The U.S.