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A few home modifications can help prevent falls-5128

A few home modifications can help prevent falls

Environmental factors, such as loose rugs, poor lighting and lack of handrails, can increase the risk of falls (National Council on Aging). Recognizing this, an initiative in New Zealand was developed to discover if home modifications increased safety, which in turn would reduce the number of falls.

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Pain associated with fear of falling, and falls-5126

Pain associated with fear of falling, and falls

In Canada, 20-30% of people 65 years and older fall each year, making falling a major cause of hospitalization and disability (Public Health Agency of Canada).

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Sidewalks and errands increase the risk of falling-5044

Sidewalks and errands increase the risk of falling

Older adults who lived in neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts with lower socioeconomic indicators were more likely to walk for errands and other necessities and also were more likely to fall on sidewalks, streets and curbs, according to findings from a study that included 765 community-dwelling women and men, ages 70 years or older. People who fell on a sidewalk were more likely to experience an injury than those who fell in a recreational area.

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Balance and depression are fall risks among people with cognitive decline-5036

Balance and depression are fall risks among people with cognitive decline

Background in a new study from Australia points out that people with cognitive impairment are at a high risk of falls. But what are those risks?

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Exercise for fall prevention welcome, but scarce-4768

Exercise for fall prevention welcome, but scarce

Recognizing that targeted exercise is a key portion of a program to reduce the risk of falls, a team of researchers was curious how well programs are received by older adults.

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Arthritis may increase risk of falls-4725

Arthritis may increase risk of falls

As background to a new analysis of data from the US 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System states, one risk factor for falls may be impairments in gait speed and balance, which are associated with arthritis. Respondents were asked if they had ever been diagnosed by a doctor or health professional with some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus or fibromyalgia, and if they had experienced an unintentional fall in the prior 12 months.

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