Title Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention / Stephen R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz

Published Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2001

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Description ix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Part I. Risk Factors for Falls: 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 -- Part II. Strategies for Prevention: 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 -- 12. Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities -- 13. The medical management of older people at risk of falls -- 14. Modifying medication use to prevent falls -- 15. Targeted falls prevention strategies -- 16. A physiological profile approach for falls prevention -- Part III. Research Issues in Falls Prevention: 17. Falls in older people: future directions for research -- Index. -- Preface -- Part I. Risk Factors for Falls: 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 -- Part II. Strategies for Prevention: 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 -- 12. Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities -- 13. The medical management of older people at risk of falls -- 14. Modifying medication use to prevent falls -- 15. Targeted falls prevention strategies -- 16. A physiological profile approach for falls prevention -- Part III. Research Issues in Falls Prevention: 17. Falls in older people: future directions for research -- Index Summary "Falls in Older People will be invaluable to medical practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers and all those working in community, hospital and residential aged care settings."--BOOK JACKET Notes Includes bibliographical references and index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) Subject Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention. Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Risk assessment. Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Risk factors. Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention. Older people -- Wounds and injuries -- Prevention. Risk factors, Accidental -- Falls in old age Accidental Falls -- prevention & control. Aged. Postural Balance. Risk Factors. Safety Management. Wounds and Injuries -- epidemiology. Accidental Falls. Aged. Accidental Falls -- prevention & control. Risk Factors. Author Menz, Hylton B. Sherrington, Catherine. MyiLibrary. LC no. 00023656 ISBN 0521589649 (pb)

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