This content is machine translated Multimorbidity and functional capacity in old age Clarify individual health status and reduce risks The term “frailty” describes the state of increased vulnerability to an unfavorable health outcome and includes, among other things, falls, acute confusion (delirium) and restrictions in functional skills relevant to...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Balance training, vitamin D, and structured gait assessment. Fall prevention in the elderly – 10 questions, 10 answers The history of falls in geriatric patients is usually fuzzy and not very purposeful. In the search for possible causes of falls, the structured assessment of the gait pattern is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New Rheumatism League campaign How to prevent falls? The majority of the approximately 70,000 accidents suffered by older people at home or during leisure activities are due to falls, which can often have long-lasting consequences. Every third person…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Practical aspects of vitamin D supplementation Effectively prevent falls and fractures By definition, vitamins are substances that the human organism cannot produce itself, but which it needs to live and which must therefore be supplied. However, the precursors of vitamin D…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Fall prevention “Falls cause immense follow-up costs – prevention is therefore urgently needed” In an interview with HAUSARZT PRAXIS, Barbara Zindel, dipl. Physiotherapist FH, Rheumaliga Schweiz, the project “Living mobile and safe at home”. The pilot phase in Lucerne has been a success…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis Reduce risk of rheumatic disease with vitamin D? Worldwide, about half of the adult population suffers from vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/l). This increases the risk of bone fractures and falls. At this year’s EULAR Congress in Madrid, several…
