The increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease
(PD) and related mobility issues places a serious burden on healthcare systems. The COVID …

Background Elderly patients are a growing and vulnerable group with an elevated
perioperative risk. Perioperative treatment pathways that take these patients' special risks …

Falls can have devastating consequences for older people. We determined the relationship
between the likelihood of fall incidents and daily-life behavior. We used wearable sensors to …

Objective As 90% of fractures are caused by falls, and as fractures are more common in
elderly women than in elderly men, a better understanding of potential sex differences in fall …

Background The prevention of falls among older people is a major public health challenge.
Exercises that challenge balance are recognized as an efficacious fall prevention strategy …

Abstract Background The 'Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise'(LiFE) program
successfully reduced risk of falling via improvements in balance and strength, additionally …

Background: Few studies of the association between prospective falls and sensor-based
measures of motor performance and physical activity (PA) have evaluated subgroups of …

Background Physical activity is linked to many positive health outcomes, stimulating the
development of exercise programs. However, many falls occur while walking and so …

Background Higher physical activity (PA) and lower sedentary behaviour (SB) are
associated with better muscle strength, balance, and functional ability, which are imperative …

Although turning has been reported as one of the leading activities performed during a fall,
and falls during turning result in 8-times more hip fractures than falls during linear gait, the …