Falls are not something that are bound to follow aging and the warning signs tend to appear during normal day activities way before a significant slip occurs. Most elderly people emphasize being “more ...

Falls can lead to fractures, head injuries, and reduced confidence, but are often preventable and not an inevitable part of aging. Simple steps like exercise, health checkups, medication review, and ...

Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among U.S. seniors, leading to the deaths of at least 30,000 older adults each year. Weakness can increase fall risk, and many older adults ...

The majority of falls that lead to hospitalization occur in the home. Older adults can take various precautions to reduce their risk of such an event. Falls are a serious health concern for adults ...

Handgrip strength might be an effective and easy way to assess the risk for falls in older people, according to results from a new study. "When we think of falls, our first thought is often about ...

Caution is needed in balancing the risk of falls and fractures with the need to lower blood pressure for elderly patients living in long-term care facilities, data from the Veterans Health ...

The symptoms of MS, such as trouble with mobility, problems with your senses, and even some medication side effects, raise your odds for a fall. They may happen while you move throughout your house, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For healthy older patients, an aspirin a day does not reduce fracture risk and might increase the risk for ...

In postacute care, we have built a quality architecture that treats falls as actionable events and functional decline as expected aging. The resulting safety-without-recovery trade-off is not a ...

Antihypertensive medications, particularly diuretics, can lead to increased fracture risk for older adults, so healthcare providers should weigh those risks when prescribing them, authors of a new ...