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

By:

Lord, Stephen R. (Stephen Ronald), 1957-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511065841
9780511065842
0511067976
9780511067976
0511059531
9780511059537
0511116705
9780511116704
1280159960
9781280159961
9780521589642
0521589649
9786610159963
6610159963
1139129945
9781139129947

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Falls in older people.DDC classification:

617.1/0084/6 22

LOC classification:

RC952.5 .L67 2001eb

NLM classification:

2001 C-975
WA 288

Other classification:

44.68

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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