Falls in Older People: Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Written By: Stephen R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton B. Menz, Jacqueline C. T. Close
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.0438
EAN: 9780521680998
ISBN: 0521680999
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2007-03-19
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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Editorial Reviews for Falls in Older People: Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention
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Since the first edition of this very successful book was written to synthesise and review the enormous body of work covering falls in older people, there has been an even greater wealth of informative and promising studies designed to increase our understanding of risk factors and prevention strategies. This new edition is written in three parts: epidemiology, strategies for prevention, and future research directions. New material includes the most recent studies covering: balance studies using tripping, slipping and stepping paradigms; sensitivity and depth perception visual risk factors; neurophysiological research on automatic or reflex balance activities; and the roles of syncope, vitamin D, cataract surgery, health and safety education, and exercise programs. This new edition will be an invaluable update for clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers, and all those working in community, hospital and residential or rehabilitation aged care settings.
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Summary: This book should make US medical services consumers angry
Comment: Lord and group take on a lot of simple things that will never make money, but should always be first in assessing fall risks and arranging prophylactic actions:
Test reaction times...why? because so very many older folks are taking too much medicine and reaction times are extended--AND no one is checking!
Never wear bifocal/trifocals to walk...why? because the focal length is adjusted for 12 to 18 inches, NOT 5 feet, where the step edge or the dropped item is. (the solution is to carry a pair of walking glasses, set at a refractory length of five feet.)
There is a lot here that you won't find in the US med ed system or it's practitioners. It's a great book for fifty year olds to read--for their own futures and for their parents daily lives.
Very highest recommendations
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