Older and Wiser: Don’t up the odds when it comes to falling down
April 17, 2019
Originally published in North Shore News A friend of mine experienced a fall several months ago. Though she wasn’t hospitalized, the fall incapacitated her for several weeks. At the time of the fall, she was unaware of the dangers and repercussions of falling and how prevention efforts could perhaps have saved her from the experience. The Health Canada website states: “Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians, the cause of 85 per cent of seniors’ injury-related hospitalizations and that 50 per cent of all falls causing hospitalization happen at home while people are doing their usual daily activities.” About one-third of people aged 65 years and over … Read more
Category: Falls Prevention, Adding Quality to Later Life YearsFall 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, NewsSeptember 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: NewsFalls 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
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