The Importance of Physical Therapy in the Evaluation of Fall Prevention Programs in Older Adultsdoi:10.1097/TGR.0000000000000426agingelderlyfallphysiotherapypreventionThe rapidly growing population of elderly individuals worldwide poses a significant public health concern due to the increased risk of falls ...
Meng, L., Yu, Z., Chen, X., Zhang, W., Ceccarelli, M., Hashimoto, K., Takanishi, A., Huang, Q., Guo, W., Xie, L., & Liu, H. (2015). A falling motion control of humanoid robots based on biomechanical evaluation of falling down of humans.IEEE-RAS 15th International Conferen...
PREVENTIONWith careful clinical investigation the cause of falls can sometimes be determined and appropriate steps taken to prevent them.PATIENT CAREThe Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO) mandates that hospitalized and nursing-home patients be assessed for fall risk, with periodic reevaluation, ...
Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis evidenced a cut score of 10 that would produce a more desirable sensitivity and specificity of 90.9% and 47.1%, respectively.The results of the psychometric evaluation and validation of the HDS support its use in clinical practice. 展开 ...
Evaluation of the Sensory Organization Test to differentiate non-fallers from single- and multi-fallers. Among the elderly, instability leading to falls (and consequences of them) is one of the most important problems. The etiology of falls is usually complex,... Katarzyna,Piercha?a,Magdalena,...
More information:Rui Hua et al, Toe Tapping Based Falling Risk Evaluation for Patients With Parkinson's Disease Using Monitoring Insoles,IEEE Sensors Letters(2022).DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2022.3172930
Perceptions of physicians on the barriers and facilitators to integrating fall risk evaluation and management into practice Journal of General Internal Medicine (2006) R.H. Fortinsky et al. Fall risk assessment and management in clinical practice: Views from healthcare providers Journal of the America...
This program evaluation sought to evaluate the impact of a brief train-the-trainers program disseminated throughout one state. We hypothesized that knowledge would increase from pre- to post-training and that the majority of participants would adequately demonstrate skills following completion of ...
Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP), the official journal of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, is a peer-reviewed publication of evidence-based clinical reviews with osteopathic components.
Even if you feel fine after a slip and fall, it’s crucial to seek immediate medical attention. Symptoms of some conditions, such as concussions or internal bleeding, may not manifest immediately but could lead to severe complications later on. A prompt medical evaluation can identify any potent...