Falls are the most common cause of hospitalised injury – and numbers are rising. A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report revealed falls account for almost half (41 per cent) of all hospitalised injuries. This was followed ...

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive exercise programs, new research suggests. Study lead Dr Elissa Burton, from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin ...

A $1.5 million research trial to prevent falls hopes to keep elders standing firm.  Amid current concerns about the impact of falls on the ongoing health of older people, research is being conducted via a patient-centred program to prevents falls, ...