Why I went to hear a lecture on 'Judo ukemi' at the Fall Prevention SocietyI recently attended the 2026 Japan Society for ...

Falls are the most common trauma to come into most hospitals, a spokesperson told WSAV. Educating people on why falls are considered trauma and on ways to improve their balance are just two ways to ...

Tripping risks, poor vision and more have been identified as risk factors for older adults when it comes to falls.

For older adults, a fall can be much more than a temporary setback. It can lead to serious injury, hospitalization, loss of ...

Tom Keenan is an award-winning journalist, public speaker, professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at ...

The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is an annual event. But employers should focus on fall prevention all year. “Jobsites change and crews come and go – you may have new ...

In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers evaluated the effectiveness of home-based cognitive and exergame step training interventions compared with a control group in ...

“Be careful” and “watch your step” may be among the most common things an older adult would hear — and for good reason. Older adults face a higher risk of falls, and consequently fractures and ...

Baltimore City Fire Department launches senior fall prevention outreach in Park Heights ...

Washington — NIOSH has published a new fact sheet intended to help construction employers and workers prevent falls from roofs, ladders and scaffolds. According to data from the Bureau of Labor ...