Prevention of fall and fracture: Precautionary measures
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18. Stel V S, Smit J H, Pluijm SM, Lips P . Consequences of falling in older men and women and risk factors for health service use and functional decline. Age and Ageing. 2004; 33(1): 58–65
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20. Sherrington C, Tiedemann A, Fairhall N, Close JC, Lord SR. Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated metanalysis and best practice recommendations.
N S W Public Health Bull. 2011;22:78-83.
21. Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Sherrington C, Gates S, Clemson LM, et al. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;9: CD007146.
22. World Health Organization. WHO global report on falls prevention in older age. Available at: http://www. who.int/ageing/Publications/Falls_prevention
23. American Geriatric Society, British Geriatrics Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. JAm Geriatr Soc. 2001 May;49(5):664-72.
24. Krishnamurthy M, Telles S. Effects of Yoga and an Ayurveda preparation on gait, balance and mobility in older persons. Med Sci Monit. 2007;13:LE19-20
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26. Raut AA, Rege NN, Tadvi FM, Solanki PV, Kene KR, Shirolkar SG, Pandey SN, Vaidya RA, Vaidya AB. Exploratory study to evaluate tolerability, safety, and activity of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in healthy volunteers. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2012 Jul;3(3):111-4. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.100168.
27. Di Pompo G, Poli F, Mandrone M, Lorenzi B, Roncuzzi L, Baldini N, Granchi D.Comparative “in vitro” evaluation of the antiresorptive activity residing in four Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Hemidesmus indicus emerges for its potential in the treatment of bone loss diseases. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Jun 11;154(2):462-70.
28. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. September 23rd, 2015. Available from: http://www.aota.org/fallsday.
2. WHO: Global Health and Aging. Available from http:// www.who.int/ageing/publications/global_health.pdf
3. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. National policy on older persons. Available at: http://www. socialjustice.nic.in. Accessed 5 June 2011
4. Situation Analysis Of The Elderly in India June 2011; Central Statistics Office Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Government of India, searched on 10th October,2014. Available from http:// mospi.nic.in/mospi_new/upload/elderly_in_india.pdf
5. WHO GLOBAL report on falls Prevention for Older persons. October 2006
6. Rubenstein L Z. Falls in older people: epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for prevention. Age and Ageing. 2006; 35-s2: ii37–ii41
7. Dsouza SA, Rajashekar B, Dsouza HS, Kumar KB. Falls in Indian older adults: a barrier to active ageing. Asian J Gerontol Geriatr. 2014; 9: 33–40
8. Stubbs D, Haslam R. Understanding and Preventing Falls. Published by Taylor & Francis in Dec 30, 2005: 90-91.
9. Bennett K, Kenny RA. Polypharmacy including falls risk-increasing medications and subsequent falls in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults. Age Ageing. 2015 Jan;44(1):90-6. doi:10.1093/ageing/ afu141. Epub. 2014 Oct 12.
10. Kamel MH , Abdulmajeed A, Ismail S E S. Risk factors of falls among elderly living in Urban Suez - Egypt Pan Afr Med J. 2013; 14: 26.
11. Assantachai P, Praditsuwan R, Chatthanawaree W, Pisalsarakij D, Thamlikitkul V. Risk factors for falls in the Thai elderly in an urban community. J Med Assoc Thai. 2003 Feb; 86(2):124-30.
12. Stevens JA, Ballesteros MF, Mack KA, Rudd RA, DeCaro E, Adler G. Gender differences in seeking care for falls in the aged Medicare population. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):59-62.
13. Ganz DA, Bao Y, Shekelle PG, Rubenstein LZ. Will my patient fall? JAMA. 2007;297:77-86
14. Aggarwal SR, Kumar D. Lower extremity muscle strength and balance performance in Indian community dwelling elderly men aged 50 years and above. Indian J Physiother Occup Ther. 2007;1:13-24.
15. Salkeld G, Cameron ID, Cumming RG, Easter S, Seymour J et al. Quality of life related to fear of falling and hip fracture in older women: a time trade off study .BMJ. 2000; 320: 341–346.
16. Miedel R, Törnkvist H, Ponzer S, Söderqvist A, Tidermark J.Musculoskeletal function and quality of life in elderly patients after a subtrochanteric femoral fracture treated with a cephalomedullary nail. J Orthop Trauma. 2011 ; 25:208-13
17. Castronuovo E, Pezzotti P, Franzo A, et al. Early and late mortality in elderly patients after hip fracture: a cohort study using administrative health databases in the Lazio region, Italy. BMC Geriatr. 2011;11:37.
18. Stel V S, Smit J H, Pluijm SM, Lips P . Consequences of falling in older men and women and risk factors for health service use and functional decline. Age and Ageing. 2004; 33(1): 58–65
19. Joshi K, Kumar R, Avasthi A. Morbidity profile and its relationship with disability and psychological distress among elderly people in Northern India. Int J Epidemiol. 2003;32:978-87
20. Sherrington C, Tiedemann A, Fairhall N, Close JC, Lord SR. Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated metanalysis and best practice recommendations.
N S W Public Health Bull. 2011;22:78-83.
21. Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Sherrington C, Gates S, Clemson LM, et al. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;9: CD007146.
22. World Health Organization. WHO global report on falls prevention in older age. Available at: http://www. who.int/ageing/Publications/Falls_prevention
23. American Geriatric Society, British Geriatrics Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. JAm Geriatr Soc. 2001 May;49(5):664-72.
24. Krishnamurthy M, Telles S. Effects of Yoga and an Ayurveda preparation on gait, balance and mobility in older persons. Med Sci Monit. 2007;13:LE19-20
25. Ulger O , Yağlı NV. Effects of yoga on balance and gait properties in women with musculoskeletal problems: a pilot study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2011;17(1):13-5.
26. Raut AA, Rege NN, Tadvi FM, Solanki PV, Kene KR, Shirolkar SG, Pandey SN, Vaidya RA, Vaidya AB. Exploratory study to evaluate tolerability, safety, and activity of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in healthy volunteers. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2012 Jul;3(3):111-4. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.100168.
27. Di Pompo G, Poli F, Mandrone M, Lorenzi B, Roncuzzi L, Baldini N, Granchi D.Comparative “in vitro” evaluation of the antiresorptive activity residing in four Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Hemidesmus indicus emerges for its potential in the treatment of bone loss diseases. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Jun 11;154(2):462-70.
28. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. September 23rd, 2015. Available from: http://www.aota.org/fallsday.
Published
2019-08-08
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Nabar NS, Agashe SV, Shah MA. (2019). Prevention of fall and fracture: Precautionary measures. The Indian Practitioner, 68(10), 45-48. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/548
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