ArticleBioMed research international2019
Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls.
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- Strategies to Minimize Fall-related Injuries in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: The Falling Safely Training Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Trial
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- Role of the Upper Limb in Limiting Head Impact During Laboratory-Induced Falls in at Fall-Risk Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- The characteristics and risk factors of fatal falls among adults aged 60 and above in Southwest China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Minimizing fall-related injuries in at-risk older adults: The falling safely training (FAST) study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Differences in clinical characteristics of cervical spine injuries in older adults by external causes: a multicenter study of 1512 cases.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine head impact incidence and head acceleration during experimentally induced falls as a function of age.
methods15 young adults (21.2±2.7) and 10 older adults (61.9±4.3 years) underwent 6 experimentally induced sideways falls. Participants fell sideways onto a 20cm crash pad. The number of head impacts was tabulated from video recordings and head acceleration was calculated from motion capture data. A total of 147 falls were analyzed.
resultsThe young group underwent 88 falls, in which 11.4% resulted in head impact. The older group underwent 59 falls, in which 34.5% resulted in head impact. A proportion analysis revealed older adults had a significantly greater proportion of head impacts than young adults (
conclusionThe older adults experienced a greater proportion of head impacts during sideways falls. Head impact resulted in greater head acceleration compared to no head impact. Collectively, this data highlights the possibility that age-related neuromuscular changes to head control may result in elevated risk of fall-related TBIs. Future research examining mechanisms underlying increases in fall-related head impact is warranted.
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