Fall prevention

Fall prevention includes any action taken to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by susceptible individuals, such as the elderly and people with neurological (Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, stroke survivors, Guillain-Barre, traumatic brain injury, incomplete spinal cord injury) or orthopedic (lower limb or spinal column fractures or arthritis, post-surgery, joint replacement, lower limb amputation, soft tissue injuries) indications.

Adults aged 65 years and older have a 30% chance of falling each year, making fall-related injuries the leading cause of accident-related death for this demographic.[1]

  1. ^ Finnegan, Susanne; Seers, Kate; Bruce, Julie (June 2019). "Long-term follow-up of exercise interventions aimed at preventing falls in older people living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Physiotherapy. 105 (2): 187–199. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2018.09.002. PMID 30846193.
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