03519nam 2200721Ia 450 991045009310332120200520144314.01-107-11412-81-280-15996-097866101599631-139-12994-51-139-14552-50-511-11670-50-511-06797-60-511-05953-10-511-06584-1(CKB)1000000000030810(EBL)218065(OCoLC)57301247(SSID)ssj0000153176(PQKBManifestationID)11160853(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153176(PQKBWorkID)10393047(PQKB)10112483(MiAaPQ)EBC3004548(MiAaPQ)EBC218065(Au-PeEL)EBL3004548(CaPaEBR)ebr10073551(CaONFJC)MIL15996(OCoLC)923617034(EXLCZ)99100000000003081020000228d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFalls in older people[electronic resource] risk factors and strategies for prevention /Stepehn R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. MenzCambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20011 online resource (261 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-521-58050-1 0-521-58964-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 devices12 Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities13 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; 17 Falls in older people: future directions for research; IndexThis 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.Falls (Accidents) in old ageRisk factorsFalls (Accidents) in old agePreventionElectronic books.Falls (Accidents) in old ageRisk factors.Falls (Accidents) in old agePrevention.617.1/0084/6Lord Stephen R(Stephen Ronald),1957-299431Sherrington Catherine299432Menz Hylton B846652MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450093103321Falls in older people1891659UNINA