Werner, Co. issued a recall for around 120,000 multi-purpose ladders due to locking mechanisms jamming, increasing the risk ...

Without proper monitoring, even the healthy and active “younger old” can suffer a bad spill, experts say.

Medicare beneficiaries would receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist under a new ...

Most falls involve many factors such as advanced age, health conditions and interactions with the environment. This makes it difficult to calculate a person’s fall risk, the team added.

A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.

A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a high risk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17 (3):417-425. 23.

Leo Mathew, physiotherapist and rehabilitation service lead at Nellsar Care Homes, has shared some helpful tips on how to ...

The Illinois-based company said owners of the ladders being recalled should stop using them immediately and register at ...

Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...

AI predicts fall risk for lower limb amputees with 6-minute smartphone test: study By Andrea Park Aug 19, 2022 11:36am Artificial Intelligence machine learning predictive modeling study ...

NASCAR Xfinity Series standings leader Connor Zilisch, who broke his left collarbone when he fell off his car in victory lane ...