falls prevention

New study to ‘transform’ falls prevention

A new study by James Cook University is trialling a framework that has the potential to reduce the risk of…

New study finds gamified exercises prevents falls in older people

A new study by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) found that at-home gamified step exercises effectively prevented falls in people over…

The case for an individual approach to preventing falls: podcast

Older people in aged care homes are twice as likely to have a fall than people living in the community.…

Dairy rich diets drastically reduce fractures in aged care residents: research

Adding extra dairy into the diets of residents can drastically reduce fractures and falls in aged care, according to a…

Hopes historic WHO report on falls prevention has global impact

Experts hope that recommendations in a new technical report from the World Health Organization (WHO) will reduce global suffering and…

Falls top list of most common hospitalised injuries

Falls are the most common cause of hospitalised injury – and numbers are rising. A new Australian Institute of Health…

Community care workers taking on falls prevention in WA

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive…

The fall-out from falls

A $1.5 million research trial to prevent falls hopes to keep elders standing firm.  Amid current concerns about the impact…