Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 0511065841
- 9780511065842
- 0511067976
- 9780511067976
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- 9780511059537
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- 9780511116704
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- Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Risk factors
- Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention
- Falls (Accidents)
- Older people
- Equilibrium (Physiology)
- Falls (Accidents) in old age
- Accidental Falls
- Aged
- Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
- Risk Factors
- Postural Balance
- Safety Management
- Wounds and Injuries -- epidemiology
- Chutes chez la personne âgée
- Chutes chez la personne âgée -- Prévention
- Chutes chez la personne âgée -- Facteurs de risque
- Chutes (Accidents)
- Personnes âgées
- Équilibre (Physiologie)
- elderly
- MEDICAL -- Sports Medicine
- Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention
- Ouderen
- Vallen
- Risico's
- Preventie
- 617.1/0084/6 22
- RC952.5 .L67 2001eb
- 2001 C-975
- WA 288
- 44.68
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries; 2 Postural stability and falls; 3 Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls; 4 Medical risk factors for falls; 5 Medications as risk factors for falls; 6 Environmental risk factors for falls; 7 The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary; Overview: Falls prevention; 8 Exercise interventions to prevent falls; 9 Modifying the environment to prevent falls; 10 The role of footwear in falls prevention; 11 Assistive devices.
This book provides a survey of the most recent developments in the area. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and researchers.
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