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Use of the Airstretcher with dragging may reduce rescuers’ physical burden when transporting patients down stairs

Yutaka Takei, Eiji Sakaguchi, Koichi Sasaki, Yoko Tomoyasu, Kouji Yamamoto, Yasuharu Yasuda

published 14 Sep 2022

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Can microprocessor knees reduce the disparity in trips and falls risks between above and below knee prosthesis users?

Michael McGrath, Laura A. Gray, Beata Rek, Kate C. Davies, Zoe Savage, Jane McLean, Alison Stenson, Saeed Zahedi

published 02 Sep 2022

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Balance dysfunction the most significant cause of in-hospital falls in patients taking hypnotic drugs: A retrospective study

Ryuki Hashida, Hiroo Matsuse, Shinji Yokoyama, Sayuri Kawano, Eriko Higashi, Hiroshi Tajma, Masafumi Bekki, Sohei Iwanaga, Koji Hara, Yosuke Nakamura, Yuji Kaneyuki, Takeshi Nago, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Motohiro Ozone, Naohisa Uchimura, Naoto Shiba

published 01 Sep 2022

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Cross-sectional associations of physical frailty with fall, multiple falls and fall-injury among older Indian adults: Findings from LASI, 2018

Shriya Thakkar, Muhammad T., Shobhit Srivastava

published 12 Aug 2022

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A survey for characterizing details of fall events experienced by lower limb prosthesis users

Andrew Sawers, Cody L. McDonald, Brian J. Hafner

published 28 Jul 2022

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Frailty among people with multiple sclerosis who are wheelchair users

Tobia Zanotto, Laura A. Rice, Jacob J. Sosnoff

published 15 Jul 2022

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Malaysian older persons’ perceptions about falls and their desired educational website characteristics: A qualitative study

Cheah Ping Ng, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Maw Pin Tan, Saravana Kumar

published 07 Jul 2022

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Spatiotemporal mapping of major trauma in Victoria, Australia

Ben Beck, Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Richard Fry, Karen Smith, Belinda Gabbe

published 06 Jul 2022

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Feasibility of a new multifactorial fall prevention assessment and personalized intervention among older people recently discharged from the emergency department

Bouke W. HEPKEMA, Lydia KÖSTER, Edwin GELEIJN, Eva VAN DEN ENDE, Lara TAHIR, Johan OSTÉ, Bernard PRINS, Nathalie VAN DER VELDE, Hein VAN HOUT, Prabath W. B. NANAYAKKARA

published 09 Jun 2022

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A qualitative photo-elicitation study exploring the impact of falls and fall risk on individuals with subacute spinal cord injury

Olinda D. Habib Perez, Samantha Martin, Katherine Chan, Hardeep Singh, Karen K. Yoshida, Kristin E. Musselman

published 07 Jun 2022

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Comparing the cost-effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Programme among older women and men: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Jennifer C. Davis, Chun Liang Hsu, Cindy Barha, Deborah A. Jehu, Patrick Chan, Cheyenne Ghag, Patrizio Jacova, Cassandra Adjetey, Larry Dian, Naaz Parmar, Kenneth Madden, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

published 20 Apr 2022

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4000ers of the Alps–So beautiful, so dangerous: An analysis of falls in the Swiss Alps between 2009–2020

Benedikt Gasser, Fabian Schwendinger

published 06 Apr 2022

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Step-to-step variability indicates disruption to balance control when linking the arms and legs during treadmill walking

Daisey Vega, Helen J. Huang, Christopher J. Arellano

published 23 Mar 2022

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