About 36 million falls are reported among the elderly each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths (This is astounding to me!) About 3 million elderly adults are treated in the ER for a fall injury ...

How do you prevent falls? For older adults who have experienced a fall, it would be useful to consult a geriatrics or fall prevention program. These are multi-disciplinary clinics designed to ...

This increases their risk of loneliness and frailty. Health professionals can discuss fall prevention with their elderly patients as often, a health professional’s recommendation can convince people ...

Older adults who are concerned about falling or have experienced falls in the past are invited to participate in “A Matter of Balance,” an evidence-based program designed to reduce fall risks and ...

“Our findings suggest that, in order to enhance fall prevention in the elderly population, efforts to increase physical activity should be targeted specifically at those using multiple ...

Objective—To assess the effectiveness of exercise programmes in preventing falls (and/or lowering the risk of falls and fall related injuries) in older people ... groups and should form part of falls ...

Our findings suggest that, in order to enhance fall prevention in the elderly population, efforts to increase physical activity should be targeted specifically at those using multiple medications." ...

The WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age warned that falls may result in a “post-fall syndrome” characterized by dependence, confusion, immobilization, and depression ...