Sep. 19—A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a bone, which thousands of older adults experience each year. For older ...

For many people, aging brings significant mobility challenges. This can lead to falls, which may have very serious consequences, such as hip fractures, brain injuries or worse. Sadly, some 14 million ...

Dizziness is common in older adults and has links to a higher risk of falls, disability, and an overall decline in health. It can have different causes, requiring a diagnosis to find the right ...

The results can be life-changing. Older adults who engage in physical and occupational therapy show a lower risk for ...

Joseph Dennis (left), a volunteer with Philadelphia's Senior Companion Program, walks with James Henry, who is blind and needs assistance leaving the house ...

“The balance system is comprised of three essential components: the Proprioceptive system, the visual system, and the vestibular system.” Aging comes with a lot of changes to our body, mind and soul.

NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the ...

Unintentional injuries account for the vast majority (85%) of all injury-related deaths among older Americans, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

The first meta-analysis of its kind has shown a conclusive link between older adults experiencing spells of dizziness and a dramatically elevated risk of falling. The first meta-analysis of its kind ...

In 2018, about 2.4 million emergency department visits involved older Americans with injuries, more than 90 percent of which stemmed from unintentional falls, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and ...

Exercise can help reduce the risk of falls—a major cause of injuries in older adults—but only 4% of older Canadian women ...