Objective To determine whether, and to what extent, fall prevention exercise interventions for
older community dwelling people are effective in preventing different types of fall related …

Background: cognitive impairment is an established fall risk factor; however, it is unclear
whether a disease-specific diagnosis (ie dementia), measures of global cognition or …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and
disability in the United States. Approximately 53,000 persons die from TBI-related injuries …

Falls are common health events that cause discomfort and disability for older adults and
stress for caregivers. Using the case of an older man who has experienced multiple falls and …

Objectives: To evaluate and summarize the evidence of muscle weakness as a risk factor for
falls in older adults. Design: Random‐effects meta‐analysis. Setting: English‐language …

Objective.—To determine whether a set of factors representing impairments in multiple
areas could be identified that predisposes to falling, incontinence, and functional …

Falls are common among older adults. One in 3 adults aged 65 years or older and 1 in 2
adults aged 80 years or older fall each year. Interventions for prevention have been …

Proper balance control is a key aspect of acitivities of daily living. The aim of this study was
to determine the contribution of body weight to predict balance stability. The balance stability …

A ubiquitous characteristic of elderly and patients with gait disabilities is that they walk
slower than healthy controls. Many clinicians assume these patients walk slower to improve …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of hospital inpatient falls, including
characteristics of patients who fall, circumstances of falls, and fall‐related injuries. DESIGN …