Werner, Co. issued a recall for around 120,000 multi-purpose ladders due to locking mechanisms jamming, increasing the risk ...

Medicare beneficiaries would receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist under a new ...

The Illinois-based company said owners of the ladders being recalled should stop using them immediately and register at ...

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday that about 122,250 units of Werner ladders were recalled due to the risk of falling.

A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.

Most falls involve many factors such as advanced age, health conditions and interactions with the environment. This makes it difficult to calculate a person’s fall risk, the team added.

Leo Mathew, physiotherapist and rehabilitation service lead at Nellsar Care Homes, has shared some helpful tips on how to ...

A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a high risk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17 (3):417-425. 23.

Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...

AI predicts fall risk for lower limb amputees with 6-minute smartphone test: study By Andrea Park Aug 19, 2022 11:36am Artificial Intelligence machine learning predictive modeling study ...

"Patients fall for a lot of different reasons, but if they do fall it puts them at risk for another fall." The anemia isn't necessarily a result of a poor diet, but it could be the result of ...