The Illinois-based company said owners of the ladders being recalled should stop using them immediately and register at ...

Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...

Leo Mathew, physiotherapist and rehabilitation service lead at Nellsar Care Homes, has shared some helpful tips on how to ...

Werner, Co. issued a recall for around 120,000 multi-purpose ladders due to locking mechanisms jamming, increasing the risk ...

A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.

It’s hard to know if you’re at risk of suffering from a fall. However, a recent study led by researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that one fitness test can help determine your fall risk: the ...

But falls are often preventable. There are three steps you can take to reduce your fall risk, yet continue to have an active and fulfilling lifestyle at the same time. Focus on healthy lifestyle ...

Some drugs increase fall risk, including medications for blood pressure, depression, pain, overactive bladder, sleeping issues, and antipsychotics. The caregiver can discuss if these medications ...

Fall factors Age itself puts seniors at greater risk for falls, and the process starts sooner than you might think. After the age of 30, we naturally start losing 3-5 percent of our muscle mass ...

"Patients fall for a lot of different reasons, but if they do fall it puts them at risk for another fall." The anemia isn't necessarily a result of a poor diet, but it could be the result of ...

There was no difference between the intervention and control groups when it came to the risk for first fracture (HR = 0.97; 95% CI, 0.87-1.06), but aspirin was significantly associated with an ...