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 ...

Falls Prevention Awareness Day is Sept. 22, 2021. The first day of autumn is the designated time of year when national, state, and local partners collaborate to educate others about the impact of ...

Prevent Fire and Falls at Home event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, February 21, at Lansing Fire Department Headquarters.

A daily freeze-thaw cycle with unseasonably warm temperatures, such as we experienced earlier this month, created dangerous ...

Proposed legislation making two "critical changes" to the Medicare program could save millions of dollars annually by preventing hospitalizations for older adults who fall, according to professional ...

Conclusions—Exercise is effective in lowering falls risk in selected groups and should form part of falls prevention programmes. Lowering fall related injuries will reduce health care costs but there ...

By Bob ArnoldA new Brookhaven-based therapy venue is helping people improve their health by addressing balance and foot ...

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary ...

Considering taking supplements to treat fall prevention? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of fall prevention. Follow the links to read common uses ...