Medical Xpress August 1, 2024
An aging society has posed a new global problem, the risk of falling. It is estimated that one in three adults over the age of 65 falls each year and the resulting injuries are becoming more prevalent.
To tackle this growing issue, Associate Professor Hiromitsu Toyoda and Specially Appointed Professor Tadashi Okano from Osaka Metropolitan University’s Graduate School of Medicine, together with Professor Chisato Hayashi from the University of Hyogo, have developed a formula and assessment tool for estimating fall risks that is simple for older adults to use. The tool was developed using data collected from older adults over a 10-year period from April 2010 to December 2019.
The results were published in Osteoporosis International.
The research team reviewed...
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