In 2024, about 3 million seniors went to the hospital due to complications from falls. Most had no protective system to ...

Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake significantly increases the risk of injurious falls in older adults, particularly in ...

AI technology is changing senior care, boasting a significant reduction in falls at Park Senior Villas – La Cañada. Helpany’s ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Amanda Overstreet about reducing the risk of falls in older adults. Dr. Overstreet is a geriatrician and Interim Medical Director of Geriatrics at MUSC.

How do you prevent falls? For older adults who have experienced a fall, it would be useful to consult a geriatrics or fall prevention program. These are multi-disciplinary clinics designed to ...

There has been an increase in the number of falls over the years, especially in the age group of 65 and older.

An exercise intervention aimed at elderly women was successful at reducing falls, especially among those with polypharmacy, a new study shows.

Your plan for preventing falls may include getting more physical activity. Studies have shown that both individual and group exercise classes can help older adults prevent falls. Research suggests ...

"Our findings suggest that, in order to enhance fall prevention in the elderly population, efforts to increase physical activity should be targeted specifically at those using multiple medications ...

Polypharmacy was defined as the regular use of four or more medications. Our findings suggest that, in order to enhance fall prevention in the elderly population, efforts to increase physical activity ...