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

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

Without proper monitoring, even the healthy and active “younger old” can suffer a bad spill, experts say.

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

Seven trail walks are planned in Holmes and Wayne counties in September as part of a regional effort to raise awareness about fall prevention.

Most falls involve many factors such as advanced age, health conditions and interactions with the environment. This makes it difficult to calculate a person’s fall risk, the team added.

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

Medicare beneficiaries would receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist under a new ...

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

AI predicts fall risk for lower limb amputees with 6-minute smartphone test: study By Andrea Park Aug 19, 2022 11:36am Artificial Intelligence machine learning predictive modeling study ...

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