Falls of the elderly
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Falls of the elderly 
Exercise decreases falls in the elderly- Vitamin D prevents falls in the elderly
- Physical activity and prevention of falls in elderly
- Once-weekly tai chi decreases rate of falls in the elderly
- Various quality improvement strategies decrease injurious falls in the elderly
- Extended PT reduces falls in elderly hip fracture patients
- SR: Tai chi decreases the risk of falls in at-risk adults and elderly
Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people: Cochrane systematic review- STOPP/START decreases medication use but not falls or hospitalization in elderly residing in NH
- Moderate-quality evidence shows podiatric interventions can prevent falls but not injuries in community-dwelling elderly
- Exercise prevents falls in elderly residents of care facilities while they are enrolled in exercise programs
- Vertigo
- Complex interventions maintain independent living in elderly patients
- History of fall and gait/balance problem confer high risk for falls
- Preventing falls in the hospital: not much data
- Urinary incontinence in the elderly
- The Timed Up and Go Test not very reliable in predicting falls in elders
- Walking program increases activity in elders but does not prevent falls (Easy Steps)
- Managing the medication of elderly people
- Modified tai chi program reduced fall rate in high-risk older adults
- Treatment of poisoning in the elderly
- Psychosis in the elderly
- Incorrect weight-shifting most common cause of falls in long-term care
- Fractures of the spine
- Targeted rehabilitation improves physical function in elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure (REHAB-HF)
- Health monitoring in the elderly
- Fractures of the hip and femur
- MA: In nursing homes, fall prevention programs only decrease recurrent falls
- Syncope: causes and investigations