According to a recent policy statement from the American Public Health Association, evidence-based fall prevention strategies can reduce falls by 6 to 36 percent, depending on the intervention.

The Aging & Disability Resource Center of Dodge County will offer a seven-week Stepping On Fall Prevention Workshop series from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays, July 17 through Aug. 28 ...

While balance naturally declines with age, regular strength, flexibility and balance exercises can help maintain muscle stability and reduce the risk of falls. Williams shares three balance exercises ...

The benefits are many, Chapman said: improved flexibility, strength, balance ... older people prevent falls. A physical practice that can last a lifetime Leister recently retired. “I've been looking ...

The truth is, balance-related falls are one of the ... to your future mobility. Prevention doesn’t mean hours at the gym. It can mean standing balance exercises while brushing your teeth.

While these four exercises form the foundation of an effective home-based fall prevention program, a comprehensive approach includes attention to other factors affecting balance. Vision plays a ...

It’s not difficult to make the connection—doing regular bear crawls is good for runners who might fall and want ... progression to an exercise which is excellent for balance and stability ...

The meta-regression suggests programmes that involve a high challenge to balance and include more than 3 hours/week of exercise have greater fall prevention effects. The pooling of results from 62 ...

When the calendar pages turn past the half-century mark, the body begins whispering new messages about balance and stability. Falls become more than just embarrassing moments—they transform into ...

Anne Tiedemann receives research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and from the Medical Research Future Fund of Australia. She has voluntary roles with the ...

The once weekly (60 minutes),12-week online program combines postural alignment, balance exercises ... stratified by fall risk level using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Stopping ...