Falls Prevention Resource Center

Research

• (2020) Selected Tools for Assessing the Risk of Falls in Older Women
• (2016) Sport Medical Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly With Ataxia, Medicine (Baltimore)
• (2013) Vestibular asymmetry predicts falls among elderly patients with multi-sensory dizziness. BMC Geriatrics
• (2013) Effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults, BMJ
• (2013) Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people, BMC Geriatrics
• (2012) Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance in institutionalized older people, Jnl of Physiotherapy
• (2011) Test-Retest reliability of Balance System SD on physically active old people. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise
• (2009) Motor skill training as a function of attentional focus of old age. BMC Geriatrics

Abstracts

• (2020) A Comparison between Effects of Neurofeedback and Balance Exercise on Balance of Healthy Older Adults
• (2017) The Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly (Safe) Study
• (2017) A Multi-disciplinary approach to falls prevention in the elderly
• (2016) Falls prevention education: Interprofessional training to enhance collaborative practice
• (2005) Prevention of falls and consequent injuries in elderly people

Articles

• Balance training seems to prevent falls, injuries in seniors, Harvard Health Blog
• Balance Training Seems to Prevent Falls by Elderly, WebMD
• 5 Proven Strategies to Prevent Patient Falls, Becker’s

Clinical Resources

• Balance and Falls, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Falls Prevention, National Council on Aging (NCOA)
• Balance & Fall Screening and Assessments, Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA)

Government Resources

• Elderly Falls Prevention Legislation and Statutes, National Conference of State Legislature
• Preventing Falls in Hospitals, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Deaths from Falls Among Persons Aged 65 Years – United States, 2007-2016, CDC
• Fall Prevention Guide, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau

Sport Medical Web Links

• Webinar, Attract Older Adults to Your Clinic with a Fall Risk Screening & Conditioning Program
• Fall Risk Screening & Conditioning Program
• Marketing Support for Sport Medical Fall Risk Screening & Conditioning
• Brochure, Balance System SD
• Brochure, BioSway

Case Studies

• Life Care Center achieves successful outcomes for senior rehab patients
• How Sport Medical programs give UHS Pruitt the “clinical advantage”
• Clearwater’s Regency Oaks enhances quality of life of SNF and ILF residents
• Glenwood Care Center has Success with Fall Risk Screening Program

Videos

• Balance System Testing & Training at Legacy Rehabilitation Group
• Seniors get “Ready and Steady” at the Pines of Sarasota
• Sport Medical Balance System SD
• Sport Medical BioSway Portable Device
• Recovery Rapids for Sport Medical Balance Technology