Falls have been recognized as the major cause of accidental death and injury in people
aged 65 and above. The timely prediction of fall risks can help identify older adults prone to …

Peripheral inflammation and gait speed alterations are common in several neurological
disorders and in the aging process, but the association between the two is not well …

In the US, at least one fall occurs in at least 28.7% of community-dwelling seniors 65 and
older each year. Falls had medical costs of USD 51 billion in 2015 and are projected to …

Falls are one of the main concerns in the elderly population due to their high prevalence and
associated consequences. Guidelines for the management of the elder with falls are …

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be used to study activity patterns in
different brain cortical areas involved in balance control. This systematic review aims to …

This study proposes a novel method to estimate biomechanical gait parameters using the
monostatic continuous wave Doppler radar data corresponding to trunk movement; the use …

Background Physical frailty is a major health concern among people receiving
haemodialysis (HD) for stage-5 chronic kidney disease (CKD-5). Wearable accelerometers …

The GSTRIDE database contains information of the health status assessment of 163 elderly
adults. We provide socio-demographic data, functional and frailty variables, and the …

Frailty syndrome is an independent risk factor for serious health episodes, disability,
hospitalization, falls, loss of mobility, and cardiovascular disease. Its high reversibility …

Background There are a lot of tools to use for fall assessment, but there is not yet one that
predicts the risk of falls in the elderly. This study aims to evaluate the use of the G-STRIDE …