Falls are a leading cause of nonfatal injuries among children, accounting for 2.6 million emergency department visits in 2005 and over $6 billion in medical costs. While [...]

Older adults are often reluctant to engage in fall prevention activities. Understand how older adults respond to fall prevention and identify attributes that affect their [...]

Bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D (bio25(OH)D), the fraction not bound to vitamin D binding protein, may influence neuromuscular outcomes and fall risk, but evidence is li [...]

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are five times more likely to experience a fall than those without PD and many falls are associated with turning. Currently, physical [...]

A safe home environment (the indoor and outdoor spaces of a person's home) is essential for older adults at increased risk for falling. In this population, environmental [...]

Highlights of learning objectives, teaching points, and impact of community presentation providing information on evidence-based interventions to prevent falls in communi [...]

Fall statistics for elderly Americans, risk factors for falls, and evidence-based interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults.

At an adult primary care clinic in Oregon that specializes in gerontological care, staff had not received recent education on the recommendations for the STEADI (Stopping [...]