Fall risk assessment in very old males and females living in nursing homes
BACKGROUND: Several studies identified muscle weakness, history of falls, gait deficit and balance deficit as the most common risk fact...
Bewegungsprogramm zur Prävention von Stürzen und Frakturen / Activity programme for the prevention of falls and fractures
Körperliche Aktivität hat bekanntlich viele positive Wirkungen auf den Bewegungsapparat und den gesamten Gesundheitsstatus. Die für ein...
Pharmakologische Intervention an Muskel und Knochen / Pharmacologic intervention in muscle and bone
Die Therapie von Knochen und Muskeln im Zusammenhang mit der Osteoporose hat zwei wesentliche Zielpunkte:
1. Ein weiterer Knochenabbau...
Sturzrisiko-Assessment bei älteren Menschen / Fall risk assessment in elderly persons
Stürze bei üblichen Alltagsaktivitäten sind Kennzeichen einer altersbedingt kritisch verminderten Mobilität. Sie sind in einem komplexe...
Lokomotorisches Assessment / Locomotor Assessment
Einschränkungen der Fortbewegung sind die pathogenetische Endstrecke des Alterungsprozesses und vieler Erkrankungen. Die quantifizieren...
Predictors of falls among elderly people. Results of two population-based studies
A study was performed to identify and rank risk factors for falling among populations of institutionalized (fallers, N = 79, nonfallers...
Reducing frailty and falls in older persons: an investigation of Tai Chi and computerized balance training. Atlanta FICSIT Group. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of two exercise approaches, Tai Chi (TC) and computerized balance training (BT), on specified primar...
Risk factors for recurrent nonsyncopal falls. A prospective study
Falls are a major threat to the health of older persons. We evaluated potential risk factors for falls in 325 community-dwelling person...
Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group
BACKGROUND. Many risk factors for hip fractures have been suggested but have not been evaluated in a comprehensive prospective study. M...
Differential shock transmission response of the human body to impact severity and lower limb posture
The shocks imparted to the foot during locomotion may lead to joint-degenerative diseases and jeopardize the visual-vestibular function...