Take These Steps to ‘Fall-Proof’ Your Home
SATURDAY, Sept. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk of falls increases in older age, and along with it, the risk for serious physical or psychological damage, but there are steps people can take to help prevent these accidents.Each year, about 27% o…
Learn MorePhysical Therapy Linked to Drop in Falls for Patients With Dizziness
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting with dizziness, receipt of physical therapy (PT) within three months is associated with a reduced risk for subsequent falls, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Otol…
Learn MoreMore Than One in Four Older Adults Report Falling in the Previous Year
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of older U.S. adults report falling during the previous year, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity …
Learn MorePor qué las escaleras podrían ser un mayor peligro para las mujeres jóvenes
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando se trata de caerse por las escaleras, las mujeres jóvenes son más propensas a estas caídas que sus contrapartes de sexo masculino.Según un más estudio, esto se debe a que es más probable que se d…
Learn MoreWhy Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to falling down stairs, young women are more prone to take a tumble than their male counterparts.According to a new study, this is because they are more likely to be distracted or to wear impract…
Learn MoreMajor Injury Fall, Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Underreported
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is widespread underreporting of major injury fall and pressure ulcer hospitalizations across U.S. nursing homes, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.Prachi Sanghavi, Ph.D.,…
Learn MoreU.S. Nursing Homes Fail to Report Many Serious Falls, Bedsores: Study
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A federal website intended to help people choose a nursing home not only contains inaccurate information, but those inaccuracies appear to be at least partially driven by race, a new study reports.The U.S. Ce…
Learn MoreLa tasa de caídas letales se duplicó en 20 años entre los adultos mayores de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 12 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La tasa de mortalidad por caídas de los adultos mayores estadounidenses se ha multiplicado por más de dos respecto a hace 20 años: las mujeres, los hombres y todos los grupos raciales han experimentado a…
Learn MoreRate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago — with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.In 2020, the study found, just over 36,500 Am…
Learn MoreHow to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older Americans, a fall is no laughing matter.According to the National Council on Aging, more than 1 in 4 people over age 65 fall each year, and falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injur…
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