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Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...
Medicare beneficiaries would receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist under a new ...
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This simple 30-second balance test can predict your fall risk, especially for middle-aged adults
A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.
It’s hard to know if you’re at risk of suffering from a fall. However, a recent study led by researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that one fitness test can help determine your fall risk: the ...
But falls are often preventable. There are three steps you can take to reduce your fall risk, yet continue to have an active and fulfilling lifestyle at the same time. Focus on healthy lifestyle ...
Fall factors Age itself puts seniors at greater risk for falls, and the process starts sooner than you might think. After the age of 30, we naturally start losing 3-5 percent of our muscle mass ...
A new study from researchers in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, has shed light on the many and varied fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living ...
"Patients fall for a lot of different reasons, but if they do fall it puts them at risk for another fall." The anemia isn't necessarily a result of a poor diet, but it could be the result of ...
There was no difference between the intervention and control groups when it came to the risk for first fracture (HR = 0.97; 95% CI, 0.87-1.06), but aspirin was significantly associated with an ...
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