Epidemiology and risk factors for falls. Epidemiology of alls and fall related injuries -- Postural stability and falls -- Gait characteristics and falls -- Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls -- Psychological factors and falls -- Medical risk factors for falls -- Medications as risk factors for falls -- Environmental risk factors for falls -- The relative importance of falls risk factors : an evidence based summary -- Strategies for prevention. Exercise interventions to prevent falls -- Exercise interventions to improve physical functioning -- Medical management of older people at risk of falls -- Assistive devices and falls prevention -- Modifying the environment to prevent falls -- Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities -- A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention -- Research into practice -- Research issues in falls prevention. Falls in older people: future directions for research.
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