Falls Prevention Resource Center

Research

• (2020) Selected Tools for Assessing the Risk of Falls in Older Women
• (2016) Biodex Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly With Ataxia, Medicine (Baltimore)  
• (2013) Vestibular asymmetry predicts falls among elderly patients with multi-sensory dizziness. BMC Geriatrics
• (2013) Effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults, BMJ
• (2013) Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people, BMC Geriatrics
• (2012) Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance in institutionalized older people, Jnl of Physiotherapy
• (2011) Test-Retest reliability of Balance System SD on physically active old people. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise
• (2009) Motor skill training as a function of attentional focus of old age. BMC Geriatrics

Abstracts

• (2020) A Comparison between Effects of Neurofeedback and Balance Exercise on Balance of Healthy Older Adults 
• (2017) The Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly (Safe) Study
• (2017) A Multi-disciplinary approach to falls prevention in the elderly
• (2016) Falls prevention education: Interprofessional training to enhance collaborative practice
• (2005) Prevention of falls and consequent injuries in elderly people

Articles

• Balance training seems to prevent falls, injuries in seniors, Harvard Health Blog
• Balance Training Seems to Prevent Falls by Elderly, WebMD
• 5 Proven Strategies to Prevent Patient Falls, Becker’s

Clinical Resources

• Balance and Falls, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Falls Prevention, National Council on Aging (NCOA)
• Balance & Fall Screening and Assessments, Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA)

Government Resources

• Elderly Falls Prevention Legislation and Statutes, National Conference of State Legislature
• Preventing Falls in Hospitals, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Deaths from Falls Among Persons Aged 65 Years – United States, 2007-2016, CDC
• Fall Prevention Guide, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau

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