Suddenly Falling While Walking: What Causes Unexplained Falls in Seniors
Quick Answer Estimates of how many older adults fall each year range from about one in four to at least one in three, depending on the study. Most of those falls have a cause you can see. Someone trips, slips, or misses a step. But a meaningful share happen with no...
Suddenly Falling While Walking: What Causes Unexplained Falls in Seniors
Quick Answer Estimates of how many older adults fall each year range from about one in four to at least one in three,...
“Falls Are Not an Inevitable Part of Aging”: A Conversation with Social Gerontologist Dr. Marcia Ory
One of the country’s leading fall-prevention researchers on the exercises that work at any age, the medications that...
“Give Yourself Grace”: A Conversation with Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD
A clinical psychologist who spent seven years caring for his own mother and stepfather explains why guilt makes...
“We Use Vision Like Radar”: A Conversation with Falls Researcher Scientia Professor Stephen Lord
The falls researcher behind the Physiological Profile Assessment on the two vision tests most eye exams skip, why...
How AI Fall Detection Actually Works: A Conversation with Theora Care Founder Steve Popovich
Steve Popovich builds AI fall detection for a living and thinks the term is badly overused. He explains what families...
“You Really Have to Teach Them How to Fall Safely”: A Conversation with Biomechanics Researcher Dr. Yaejin Moon
The Syracuse University researcher whose dissertation taught older adults to fall on purpose explains what a safe...
“The Worst Thing You Can Do When You’re Falling Is Stiffen Up”: A Conversation with Movement Scientist Dr. Jacob Sosnoff
The University of Kansas Medical Center researcher behind the FAlling Safely Training (FAST) trial explains why the...
“You Have to Pass in All the Disciplines”: A Conversation with Exercise Medicine Physician Dr. Claudio Gil Araújo, MD, PhD
The Rio de Janeiro physician whose 10-second balance test traveled the world explains what the test measures, what it...
Symptoms to Watch for After a Fall in Older Adults
Quick Summary Most falls do not cause serious injury, but the ones that do can hide, so the job in the hours and days...
Senior Falls in America: How Widespread Is the Problem?
Quick Summary Falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related death among adults 65 and older in the United...
