Vitamin D Boosts Chances of Walking After Hip Fracture
May 12, 2020
Scientists studied the impact of vitamin D on post-surgery mobility Originally published by Rutgers Today Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study. The findings in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that vitamin D deficiency could limit mobility in older adults, said senior author Sue Shapses, a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Shapses suggests that older adults take 800 international units (IU), equivalent to 20 micrograms, of vitamin D daily to prevent deficiency. Vitamin D is important for bone health, and people get it through some foods, exposure … Read more
Category: Adding Quality to Later Life Years, News
Fall prevention key to avoiding injury
December 6, 2018
Originally published by Baylor College of Medicine In sports it’s said that the best offense is a good defense, and that can be true for falls too – the best way to prevent an injury is to avoid the fall altogether. Two orthopedic surgeons in the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine who specialize in trauma discuss common injuries that can occur when people fall and offer prevention tips. “Really what you think of with falls is hip fractures, but that’s just a small part of it,” said Dr. John Dawson, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Baylor and chief of orthopedic surgery at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub … Read more
Category: Falls Prevention, Adding Quality to Later Life Years, News
September 19th Event: The Environment, Physical Activity and your Health
August 17, 2018
Come for an evening of presentations on the latest knowledge in how the environment affects your physical activity and health. Light refreshments will be provided. Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 at 4:30 – 6:00pm VGH Paetzold Auditorium 899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver Register by Monday, September 17, 2018 at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-environment-physical-activity-andyour-health-tickets-48984068668 Speakers: Dr. Marc Adams, PhD Marc Adams, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. Dr. Adams has research training in psychology and public health, and a special interest in the development of interventions to promote physical activity, healthful eating, and other behaviours critical to the prevention of chronic diseases. Dr. Brian Saelens, PhD … Read more
Category: News
Falls sending more Canadians to hospital, report shows
July 5, 2018
Originally published in the Globe and Mail A raised bit of concrete on a sidewalk. An icy patch on the road. A misstep on the stairs at home. All of these can lead to accidental falls — landing a person not only on the ground, but often also in hospital. Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across the country: every day last year, falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department visits and 417 hospital admissions, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In 2016-17, nearly 654,000 — or about one-third — of the more than two million injury-related emergency department visits were … Read more
Category: Falls Prevention, Adding Quality to Later Life Years, News
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