Jun 4, 2024/CPG

This updated guideline provides falls prevention recommendations for community-dwelling adults 65 years or older.

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

All older adults should be screened for risk of falling. With National Falls Prevention Awareness week happening in September, here's a recap of reasons why and resources to help PTs meet that standard.

Sep 1, 2017/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to adults and the prevention of falls.

Sep 22, 2020/News

The magnitude of falls as a public health issue is significant — but more attention to falls prevention could make a difference.

Jul 22, 2024/News

The bipartisan bill would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration.

Jun 12, 2013/CPG

This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on preventing alls in people 65 or older as well as recommendations about preventing falls in inpatients aged 50-64 who are at high risk of falls.

Sep 16, 2024/News

For Falls Prevention Awareness Week — and October's National Physical Therapy Month — here's a roundup of resources.

Jun 14, 2017/Review

Programs that promote mobility with supervision "may actually help to prevent injurious falls."

Sep 22, 2019/Article

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emergency departments treat 3 million older adults for falls each year. More than 800,000 patients are hospitalized after a fall, approximately 20% of falls result in serious injuries, and falls are the second leading cause of accidental or

Physical therapy can make a difference—not just in recovery, but in falls prevention.