Falls/ Fractures/ Mobility Loss – Causes

Dizziness & Balance Disorders Arise from Conditions Common with Aging, Experts Report

By Editor, on September 5th, 2012

“More than 4 in 10 Americans will experience an episode of dizziness sometime during their lives that’s significant enough to send them to a doctor,” according to the August, 2012 issue of NIH News in Health, a monthly newsletter . . . → Read More: Dizziness & Balance Disorders Arise from Conditions Common with Aging, Experts Report

Harvard Health Updates Report on Foot Care Basics - Preventing and Treating Common Foot Conditions

By Editor, on August 12th, 2012

Harvard Health Publications has issued a newly revised Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School on “Foot Care Basics: Preventing and treating common foot conditions.” “Three out of four Americans will suffer some kind of foot ailment in their . . . → Read More: Harvard Health Updates Report on Foot Care Basics – Preventing and Treating Common Foot Conditions

Free Fall Prevention Evaluation for Older Adults Offered by Nova Southeastern University

By Editor, on April 11th, 2012

Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida offers a free interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Evaluation for older adults who are at risk due to balance problems. “This service provides a one-time, comprehensive, multiple discipline evaluation for balance and fall risk factors. . . . → Read More: Free Fall Prevention Evaluation for Older Adults Offered by Nova Southeastern University

Vitamin E Supplements May Weaken Bones, New Mouse Study Suggests

By Editor, on March 5th, 2012

A new study by researchers at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, has found that mice fed Vitamin E supplement in a quantity similar to that consumed by many people taking Vitamin E supplements lost bone mass, while those bred . . . → Read More: Vitamin E Supplements May Weaken Bones, New Mouse Study Suggests

Harvard Issues Updated Report on Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back

By Editor, on February 18th, 2012

Harvard Health Publications has issued a revised and updated version of its Special Health Report on “Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back,” written by experts at Harvard Medical School. According to Harvard Health Publications, “Back pain is one . . . → Read More: Harvard Issues Updated Report on Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back

Some Vertigo Associated with Migranes

By Editor, on January 6th, 2012

Some dizziness (vertigo) is associated with migrane headaches. If you are experiencing dizziness or headaches, you should see your doctor for a diagnosis and potential treatment. For an introduction, see this video on Migranes and Vertigo, from the Mayo . . . → Read More: Some Vertigo Associated with Migranes

Fear of Falling is Justified

By Page Editor, on November 21st, 2010

by Robin Adams, The Ledger.com, March 24, 2008. >>View Info

Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury

By Page Editor, on November 21st, 2010

Washington Post, June 24, 2008. “As people age, their risk of falling increases due to a number of factors such as mobility problems due to muscle weakness or poor balance, loss of sensation in feet, chronic health problems, vision . . . → Read More: Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury

Subcortical vascular lesions predict falls at 12 months in elderly patients discharged from a rehabilitation ward

By Page Editor, on November 21st, 2010

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Aug;89(8):1522-7. Abstract of scientific study, finding that “subcortical vascular lesions” (lesions in a part of the brain associated with vascular dementia) in patients with gait disorder, 12 months after discharge from a rehabilitation facility, . . . → Read More: Subcortical vascular lesions predict falls at 12 months in elderly patients discharged from a rehabilitation ward

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