Falls are one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in older adults. Every year, an
estimated 30–40% of patients over the age of 65 will fall at least once. Falls lead to …

Objective To determine whether, and to what extent, fall prevention exercise interventions for
older community dwelling people are effective in preventing different types of fall related …

Introduction This study sought to estimate the incidence, average cost, and total direct
medical costs for fatal and non-fatal fall injuries in hospital, ED, and out-patient settings …

One of the biggest challenges in modern societies is the improvement of healthy aging and
the support to older persons in their daily activities. In particular, given its social and …

A substantial corpus of evidence suggests that the cognitive involvement in postural control
and gait increases with aging. A large portion of such studies were based on dual-task …

In this article, we briefly summarize the incidence and significant consequences of falls
among older adults, the insufficient effectiveness of commonly used multifactorial …

Background and methods Fractures in elderly populations result from the combination of
falls and osteoporosis. We report a systematic review of studies indexed in PubMed …

Background About one-third of people older than 65 years fall at least once a year. Physical
exercise has been previously demonstrated to improve gait, enhance physical fitness, and …

Background Fall prevention interventions with home-based exercise programmes are
effective to reduce the number and the rate of falls, by reducing risk factors. They improve …

Aims: This retrospective observational study examined the association between
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) …