Balance is essential and needed to ensure you're staying healthy and prevent falls as you age, a physical therapist explains.

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): With the firearm deer season underway, the DNR urges hunters to take precautions that avoid crippling or fatal injuries ...

A daily freeze-thaw cycle with unseasonably warm temperatures, such as we experienced earlier this month, created dangerous ...

Objective—To assess the effectiveness of exercise programmes in preventing falls (and/or lowering the risk of falls and fall related injuries) in older people. Design—A review of controlled clinical ...

When it comes to preventing the risk of a fall or fractures in older adults, the task force recommends against relying on supplemental vitamin D and calcium – and, for the first time ...

A bidirectional relationship exists between physical activity and falls from midlife to older age, showed a recent study.

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

Climbing stairs? Face the railing, hold on with both hands, and step sideways to avoid slips and falls. Check our review of ice cleats that can help help prevent slips and falls. And protect your ...

The US Preventative Services Task Force task force recommends against vitamin D supplements for fall and fracture prevention ...

Every 11 seconds, an elderly person visits the emergency room due to a fall, and every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from fall-related injuries, according to the CDC’s National Center for Injury ...