Physical Activity and Health in The Elderly

Author(s): Alexandrina Lobo

DOI: 10.2174/978160805100711001010046

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Falls in the Elderly

Pp: 46-55 (10)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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Functional decline predisposes to the need for home services and hospitalization [1] and impaired mobility is an independent predictor of falls and fall-related injuries in older adults [2]. Regular physical activity is important to older adults, there is substantial evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of falls and injuries from falls [3], and prevents or mitigates functional limitations [4, 5].

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