For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, ...
The way people walk also changes with age. Many older adults walk slower, take shorter steps, or have an unsteady stride.
File: Joseph Dennis (left), a volunteer with Philadelphia's Senior Companion Program, walks with James Henry, who is blind and needs assistance leaving the house. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the ...
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths. From 2003 to ...
This is great news for older adults and people in physical therapy. Using the WBED regularly could help them stay steady and avoid falls. Because the device is easy to use, more people will be able to ...
Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more seniors prefer to live independently in their homes. New data from the Centers for ...
You bend down to tie your shoe, lose your balance, and catch yourself just in time. It’s nothing — until it isn’t. That’s how falls often start: small moments we don’t think twice about. Each year, ...
Anne Tiedemann receives funding from the Australian government National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund. Anne Tiedemann has voluntary roles on the Executive ...
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths. From 2003 to ...
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