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FALL Symptoms and Causes

Falls can be dangerous at any age. Babies and young children can get hurt Falling off furniture or down the stairs. Older children may Fall off playground equipment. For elderly people, Falls can be especially serious. They are at higher risk of Falling. They are also more likely to break a bone when they Fall, especially if they have osteoporosis. A broken bone, especially when it is a hip, may even lead to disability and a loss of independence for the elderly.

Some common causes of Falls include

  • Balance problems
  • Some medicines, which can make you feel dizzy, confused, or slow
  • Vision problems
  • Alcohol, which can affect your balance and reflexes
  • Muscle weakness, especially in your legs, which can make it harder for you to get up from a chair or keep your balance when walking on an uneven surface.
  • Certain illnesses, such as low blood pressure, diabetes, and neuropathy
  • Slow reflexes, which make it hard to keep your balance or move out of the way of a hazard
  • Tripping or slipping due to loss of footing or traction

At any age, people can make changes to lower their risk of Falling. It important to take care of your health, including getting regular eye exams. Regular exercise may lower your risk of Falls by strengthening your muscles, improving your balance, and keeping your bones strong. And you can look for ways to make your house safer. For example, you can get rid of tripping hazards and make sure that you have rails on the stairs and in the bath. To reduce the chances of breaking a bone if you do Fall, make sure that you get enough calcium and vitamin D.

NIH: National Institute on Aging

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Common Meds

Abilify (10132)
Adderall (1304)
Amlodipine (6664)
Amoxicillin (4387)
Benadryl (1568)
Celebrex (12876 )
Celexa (1342)
Cialis (2975)
Cipro (8580)
Citalopram (7792)
Crestor (18839)
Cymbalta (14373)
Doxycycline (1757)
Effexor (7289)
Flexeril (435)
Flomax (2177)
Fluoxetine (4261)
Gabapentin (4593)
Hydrocodone (2469)
Ibuprofen (8222)
Lantus (10968)
Lexapro (3499)
Lipitor (17769)
Lisinopril (8919)
Lyrica (27148)
Medrol (650)
Mirena (41254)
Mobic (957)
Morphine (5356)
Naproxen (538)
Neurontin (6501)
Oxycodone (4438)
Pradaxa (13372)
Prednisone (5926)
Prilosec (2631)
Prozac (1954)
Seroquel (27216)
Simvastatin (8348)
Synthroid (4452)
Tamiflu (5585)
Topamax (3748)
Tramadol (5054)
Trazodone (1458)
Viagra (5394)
Vicodin (1153)
Wellbutrin (6324)
Xanax (2847)
Zocor (5718)
Zoloft(6792)
Zyrtec(1669)

Recent Reviews

According to unspsc classification ,in which commodity this product fall?

Aneamia make the people dizzy and at risk of falling

How this kit is used?

I been on effexxor medication almost 2 weeks and i been having a nausea since i start i m desperate don t know what to do

I cannot swallow my pain medication and fluids seem to back up causing a cough, food is difficult to swallow and seems to lodge in my throat

I have very major problems . since taking medication been in the hospital twiced wih different complications ater taking augmentin

This hospital is downright dangerous. The safety and cleanliness of this hospital will leave you cringing. The staff is rude to most patients. I was there and was lucky. Don't risk your health here. I will not use any Dr. that chooses this hospital f

Ive been taking lofepramine for 2 weeks now and the last 3 nights sleep as been awfull, i go to bed and fall a sleep well but then wake 2hours later and can not get back to sleep. I take one 70mg in morning and one 70mg bef

<strong>I THINK doing DRUGS, cause your arms to get infected and fall off, because of injecting that drug in you. also u cant stand up and you die...</strong>

1200mg first month was fine no problems, after that i was negative and feelin fine. then things started to get worst because my red and white blood cell started to fall, plus platletes and hemegloben. I have 48 days to go It's rough but a lot better

According to unspsc classification ,in which commodity this product fall?

Afrin was the only nasal decongestant that worked for me and I've been using it since a long time. Usually fall and winter (as you can see that's much more than 3 days). I can easily say that I've been addicted to it. I stopped using it a while ago w

After taking only 2 pills last night to fall asleep: I just could'nt wake up very heavy feeling. All morning dizzy and disorientated. My eyes feels very much irritated as well. Really this product is bad and I

Day 1: Smoked as per usual, VERY difficult to fall asleep d/t pruritis, RLS, as well as geralized restlessness Day 2 : Smoking decreased by half. Did not get much pleasure from it...nor anything else. Felt like a complete zombie,

Day 3 and havent even had any nausea, nothing, only thing is taking me a bit to fall asleep, but thats it

Does taking too much benadryl cause a person to fall asleep and not wake up?

Dose anyone know if Solodyn can cause your hair to fall out???

FALL Clinical Trials and Studies

Treatments might be new drugs or new combinations of drugs, new surgical procedures or devices, or new ways to use existing treatments. The goal of clinical trials is to determine if a new test or treatment works and is safe. Clinical trials can also look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. People participate in clinical trials for a variety of reasons. Healthy volunteers say they participate to help others and to contribute to moving science forward. Participants with an illness or disease also participate to help others, but also to possibly receive the newest treatment and to have the additional care and attention from the clinical trial staff.
Rank Status Study
1 Recruiting CONNECT for Quality: A Study to Reduce Falls in Nursing Homes
Condition: Accidental Falls
Interventions: Behavioral: Falls QI;   Behavioral: Connect
Outcome Measures: Fall related process measures;   Fall rates;   Staff interaction measures;   Probability of Recurrent Falls
2 Recruiting Multifactorial Falls Prevention Program - Brazil
Condition: Accidental Falls
Interventions: Other: On-site exercise;   Other: home-based exercise;   Other: Educational and behavioural;   Other: Management of modifiable risk factors;   Other: Usual care
Outcome Measures: rate of Falls;   proportion of Fallers;   Fall-related self-efficacy;   Balance: Berg Balance Scale, Alternate step test, sit to stand test;   Fall risk: Quick Falls Risk Assessment;   The level of difficulty with daily tasks;   Services use;   Strength: Grip Strength with a dynamometer
3 Recruiting Tailoring Patient Education to Perceived Risk for Falls in Hospitalized Oncology Patients
Condition: Malignant Neoplasm
Interventions: Other: Tailored education intervention;   Other: Standard Fall care
Outcome Measures: Perceived risk for Falls grouped according to the nurses assessment of risk using the University Hospitals (UH) Falls Assessment Tool;   Confidence to minimize Falls assessed using the UH Falls Assessment Tool and the investigator-constructed Perceived Risk Survey (Nurse version);   Willingness to call for assistance;   Relationship between patients perceived risk for Falls and nurses risk assessments;   Patient's satisfaction of the intervention using the final questions on the Perceived Risk Post-Survey
4 Unknown † A Targeted Falls Prevention Program in Rehabilitation In-Patients
Condition: Accidental Falls
Intervention: Other: Multidisciplinary Falls prevention
Outcome Measure: Rate of Falls and Fall-related injury
5 Unknown † Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Condition: Fall Risk
Intervention: Device: Fall risk detector
Outcome Measure: Acceleration based movement characteristics
6 Recruiting Fall Prevention for Old Community-dwelling People
Condition: Physical Activity
Interventions: Other: Otago home exercise programme;   Other: Motivational interviewing plus Otago
Outcome Measures: Frequence of Falls will be measured with a monthly Fall-calender;   Fall-related injuries will be measured by telephone interviews.;   Physical performance will be measured with Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB);   Dynamic balance will be assessed with Mini-BESTest
7 Unknown † RCT to Reduce Further Falls and Injuries for Older Fallers Presenting to an Emergency Department
Condition: Accidental Falls
Intervention: Behavioral: a customised multifactorial Falls prevention program
Outcome Measures: To evaluate the effectiveness of a customised multifactorial intervention in reducing Falls and Falls related injury rates, compared to "usual care".;   To accurately identify the circumstances, contributory factors and consequences of Falls for older people presenting to Emergency Departments following a Fall.;   To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program in improving secondary health and well-being measures, including physical, psychological (fear of Falling, depression), and quality of life indices.;   To identify the physical, functional, and cognitive (executive function) parameters most strongly associated with good outcomeTo conduct an economic evaluation of the interventions and outcomes.;   To provide guidelines for future management of high risk older people presenting to Emergency departments.
8 Unknown † A Study of Why People With Early Memory Problems Fall or Almost Fall
Conditions: Dementia;   Falls;   Near-Falls
Intervention:
Outcome Measure:
9 Not yet recruiting Assessment of a New System to Detect, Quantify and Treat Near Falls in Older Adults
Condition: Idiopathic Fallers
Intervention: Device: new system to detect Near Falls
Outcome Measures: usability of the system to detect Near Falls;   Near Fall severity
10 Unknown † Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program
Conditions: Lower Extremity Weakness;   Balance Problems
Interventions: Behavioral: Assessment and education;   Behavioral: Healthy Steps with Falls Case Management;   Behavioral: Healthy Steps in Motion
Outcome Measures: Falls;   Fall-related injuries requiring hospitalization/emergency department care
11 Unknown † Falls Prevention in Acute Care Hospital
Condition: Falls
Interventions: Other: Multifactorial Falls prevention program;   Other: No Falls prevention intervention
Outcome Measure: Falls rate
12 Unknown † Identify Subjects at Risk for Falling Using Acceleration Based Gait Analysis System
Condition: Fall Risk
Interventions: Device: Fall related movement (stumble) detector;   Device: Fall related movement characteristic (stumble) detector
Outcome Measure: accelerations and acceleration based movement parameters
13 Recruiting Pilot Study of Free From Falls Program in Multiple Sclerosis
Condition: Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention: Behavioral: Educational intervention
Outcome Measures: Change in Fall frequency per month (30 days);   Relationship between paper and electronic Fall calendars
14 Unknown † Community-based Falls Prevention Program for the Elderly
Condition: Falls Prevention
Intervention: Other: active exercise
Outcome Measures: The number of Fallers who have Fallen at least once during the 9-month intervention phase;   The number of injurious Falls and healthcare utilization
15 Unknown † Automatic Detection of Falls and Near Falls
Conditions: Falls;   Missteps
Intervention: Device: Hybrid (3-d accelerometers, and gyroscopes)
Outcome Measure: 3 D acceleration
16 Recruiting Translation of an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program Into Rural West Virginia Churches
Condition: Accidental Falls
Intervention: Other: Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
Outcome Measures: 10-Meter Walk Test;   Number of Fall-related injuries;   Number of Falls
17 Unknown † Reducing Falls With RENEW in Older Adults Who Have Fallen
Conditions: Muscle Atrophy;   Falls
Intervention: Other: RENEW vs TRAD
Outcome Measures: Incidence of Falls;   Quadriceps volume, strength and power
18 Recruiting Action Seniors! Exercise to Prevent Falls
Condition: Falls
Interventions: Behavioral: Home-based balance and strength retraining exercise program.;   Behavioral: control; usual care
Outcome Measures: Falls over a 12 month period.;   Secondary outcomes of interest include: 1) physiological Falls risk; 2) mobility; 3) cognitive function; and 4) economic evaluation.
19 Recruiting Physical Exercise and Jaques-Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Effects on Physical and Cognitive Functions, and Falls in Seniors
Conditions: Physical Function;   Cognitive Function;   Falls
Interventions: Behavioral: Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics training;   Behavioral: Multicomponent exercise training
Outcome Measures: Change in gait variability under dual-task condition;   Change in gait performances (quantitative gait analysis under single and dual-task conditions);   Change in balance performances (quantitative balance analysis);   Change in functional tests performances (Timed Up & Go test and Short Physical Performance Battery);   Incidence of Falls and fractures (prospective daily recording using calendars, to be returned monthly);   Change in cognitive performances (comprehensive neuropsychological battery assessing different aspects of executive functioning);   Change in anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale);   Change in fear of Falling (Short-FESI)
20 Recruiting The Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Program
Condition: Accidental Falls
Interventions: Other: Tailored home intervention;   Other: Sham intervention
Outcome Measure: Number of Falls