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Fall and injury prevention
Injuries can have significant consequences for healthy aging. Falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults. More than 95 per cent of hip fractures are caused by falling. The good news? Falls can be prevented. Evaluate your risk factors and try strength and balance exercises. Find out more about the latest research below.f
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Aging in your smart home while preserving your privacy
More and more smart technologies are making their way into our homes. While smart technologies appear promising to support aging at home, can it maintain our privacy? -
“Dancing” our way to fewer falls and better physical function?
Are you looking for fall prevention strategies that can help keep you on your feet? Research shows that dance-based mind-motor activities may help you with these efforts. -
Foot health: A ground-up approach to preventing falls
A ground-up approach—starting with the health of your feet—might be just what you need to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground. -
Conquer your fear of falling with cognitive behavioural therapy
Many older adults have a fear of falling. Cognitive behavioural therapy may help people overcome this fear by reducing negative thoughts about falls and shifting their focus to what they can do to curb their falls risk. -
Watch your step! Fall prevention for seniors living in the community
For seniors still living at home, falls are a concern. Fortunately, exercise alone or in combination with other fall prevention strategies can help keep one’s feet firmly planted on the ground. -
Past-menopause? Exercise your way to better bone health
For women, menopause is an inevitable part of aging, as is bone loss to some extent. But there are things you can do to improve or preserve your bone density and slow down bone loss. Surprise... it’s exercise! -
Feeling unsteady? Exercise can help prevent falls in long-term care
Feeling off-balance? Stand up to falls with exercise. Exercise combined with other fall prevention strategies is a promising way to lower the rate of falls in older adults living in long-term care. -
The research based benefits of music for walking
Walking speed reveals a lot about your overall health and walking ability changes with age. Research shows that music can help! -
Worried about breaking a bone? 5 tips you should know before it happens
Breaking up may be hard to do, but breaking a bone is easy – especially as we age. Get tips on how to protect yourself. -
3 research-based benefits of yoga for healthy aging
Want to age well? Consider making yoga part of your regular activities. -
Avoid falls with these 4 simple tips
Many older adults experience a fall as they get older. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Here are four evidence-based tips to lower your falls risk and promote healthy aging. -
Stop the spinning: Exercises and manoeuvers that help with vertigo
Whether or not you’re a fan of amusement parks, no one likes to feel like they’re on a never-ending Tilt-a-Whirl ride! Can exercises and manoeuvers help relieve symptoms of vertigo? -
5 tips to stay healthy at home
Research-based recommendations to stay in your home and community safely, independently and comfortably for as long as possible. -
Build strength to age well! The benefits of progressive resistance training
Evidence shows this type of strength training helps improve leg strength and walking speed. -
There's an app for that! Using technology to promote healthy aging
Activity trackers, monitors, computer applications, wearables.... there are plenty of options and some can be pricey. Before you spend the money, find out which health gadgets are a good investment in your health and well-being. -
Steady on your feet: New ways to improve balance and avoid falls
Building and maintaining your balance helps reduce the risk of falling. The latest evidence measures the balance benefits of Pilates and balance-recovery training. -
Wii-based exercise programs for seniors – not your grandkids’ Nintendo
“Exergames” using virtual reality technology such as Nintendo’s Wii Fit system are popular, fun and can help you exercise from your living room. New research shows that they can also help promote better balance in older adults - an important way to help reduce the risk of falls. -
When it might be wise to stop taking certain medications
Certain drugs can increase risk for falls or confusion in older adults. Regularly review your medication with your doctor to reduce these risks. -
Broken hip? Home-based rehabilitation may help get you moving again
Rehabilitation programs to improve mobility, function, balance and strength help patients recover faster and avoid long-term disability after hip surgery.
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