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Falls / Falls Prevention

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Australian-falls-guideline-recommendations-and-good-practice-points

The recommendations in these updated and revised Australian fall prevention guidelines are based on evidence from interv...

APTA Geriatrics - Balance and Falls Special Interest Group

The primary purpose of the Balance and Falls SIG is to provide a forum for the increase of knowledge and quality of Phys...

EU Falls Festival - Falls prevention: Getting things done in practice - Abstract Book

The Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders wishes to update you on the decision to postpone the ...

Exercises to Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Exercises to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sherrington et al. 2016

GEMCast Podcast: How to Help Prevent the Next Fall in your Older Adults

1 in 4 adults 65+ fall each year and 1 out of 5 falls causes a serious injury. Fall death rates in the US increased by 3...

Otago Exercise Programme

The Otago Exercise Programme, was developed and validated by Dr. John Campbell and Dr. Clare Robertson at the University...

STEADI - STopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries

Empowering Healtcare Providers to Reduce Fall Risks. As a healthcare provider, you can use CDC’s STEADI initiative to ...

Falls Prevention Awareness week - September 22 - 24, 2022

The US National Council on Aging has created an interdisciplinary toolkit for #NFPAW2022. This year’s Falls Preven...

World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative

‘It takes a child one year to acquire independent movement and ten years to acquire independent mobility. An old perso...