Treatment is directed at the underlying cause of the fall. The role of the pharmacist in fall prevention is health education, to identify those patients at risk of falling and to assist them to minimise their risk and to develop a fall care plan.Truter, I...
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Use the tips above to make your relative’s home environment safer. Fall prevention begins in the home. The more vigilant you are, the more likely your aging parent or grandparent will live well into the future! Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds is the Vice President of Marketing and Public Rela...
Dr Perlin summarizes methods to assess risk of falling and provides tips on prevention.doi:10.1080/00325481.1992.11701376PerlinElliottTaylor & FrancisPostgraduate MedicineJech AO. Preventing falls in the elderly. Geriatric Nursing 1992; 13:43-4....
Brief Taiji train-the-trainer programs appear to be a viable means by which the elderly fall-prevention workforce can be increased. Author Disclosure Statement Ms. Bartimole directs a Taiji studio where Taiji for Balance Training is taught. Dr. Fristad has no relevant conflicts of interest. Ack...
Current practice commonly focuses on the injury with little attention of the underlying cause, the risk factors for a new fall and the possibilities for future prevention. Most of the falls are a result of multiple risk factors. Several of this risk factors are potentially modifiable. The Dutch...
”w1Now so much has been published on the topic that it is difficult to make sense of the evi-dence and identify clear messages for policy and practice.We know that more than30%of people aged65 or older living in the community fall each year,many fall more than once,and the risk of ...
Conclusions: The lower extremity muscle weakness may result to increase risk of falls. This study provide the important criteria to improve the physical performance in the elderly to prevent falls. Keyword: Elderly, Fall, Prediction, Sit to stand test, Physical Therapy 展开 ...
educate elderly in fire prevention and only 33 % address fall prevention. Recommend developing an elderly risk reduction program with designated public educators. Elderly Risk Reduction 4 Table of Contents Abstract --- 3 Table of Contents --- 4 Introduction ---...