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Topic- Balance and falls
Tripping on a treadmill can help reduce falls
Treadmill-based balance training, which mimics real-life balance challenges (e.g., trips and slips) in a safe setting, yields benefits in only one to four training sessions that may last more than a year, researchers in the UK and the Netherlands have found. Organizations may want to explore this option, particularly with constituents who are unlikely to complete the multiple balance, strength and aerobic training sessions normally required to reduce falls.
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Tech Talk: New hearing aid embeds fall detection and alerts
Starkey Hearing Technologies unveiled a fall detection and alert capability for its LivioAI "Healthable"TM hearing aid at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and rolled it out internationally on February 25.
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Fractures linked to walking leashed dogs on the rise
While walking a dog provides older adults with an outlet for regular physical activity, a Penn Medicine study has shown that fractures related to these walks have increased significantly between 2004 and 2017 in patients 65 and older; 78% of the fractures occurred in women, with hip and upper extremity breaks being the most common.
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Stats: Fall death rates up by 110% for adults 65+
Death rates from unintentional falls among adults ages 65 and older increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, from 29.4 to 61.6 per 100,000, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Tai ji quan balance training curbs fall risk in adults 70+
Tai ji quan balance training classes were more effective at reducing falls among high-risk older adults than stretching exercises or a training program that incorporated aerobic, strength, balance and flexibility exercises after six months, researchers have found.
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USPSTF recommends exercise to prevent falls
It's official: In its update of a 2012 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise, such as supervised individual and group classes and physical therapy, to prevent falls among adults 65 and older at increased risk of falling.
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