Falls among older adults represent an important health challenge, and two recent studies show that falls can be predicted and recovery improved for this specific group. A Stanford University study ...

Road traffic accidents and falls remain a major cause of injury among children and the elderly. Uncover why physiotherapy is increasingly recognised as the first line of defence and how it is helping ...

Falls represent a major cause of injury and loss of independence in older adults. Recent advances in balance training have focussed on perturbation‐based methods that challenge the neuromuscular ...

The way people walk also changes with age. Many older adults walk slower, take shorter steps, or have an unsteady stride.

There is a strong association between an older person's view of how they are aging and how well they will physically recover after a fall. That is the finding of a new research study from Imperial ...

Are you at high risk for falls? If you’re older, the answer is likely yes. This article focuses on fall prevention for the elderly and the steps you can take to stay safe. It’s a topic I never thought ...

As a senior or a caregiver of an older parent, you have diligently prevented falls, from wearing “sensible” shoes to physical conditioning. Yet, you or your parent fell and fractured a hip. When the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. Each year, millions of older adults experience falls, ...

Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend. By Paula Span For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his ...

The flight started smoothly, just another routine trip through the sky. Then came the announcement: “There is going to be moderate turbulence when we get over northern Kentucky.” I barely registered ...

Falls in older adults are a ‘major public health concern’ as they can lead to disability and hospitalisation, impacting on people’s ability to live independently, researchers said. The consequences of ...