Elimination of the risks of falls in the elderly from the point of view of physiotherapy

• Authors: Jerzy Rottermund , Andrzej Knapik , Aneta Warmuz- Wancisiewicz , Mariola Saulicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Background: Man is exposed to falls performing daily activities, their effects turn out to be more severe especially in the later decades of life. After 60 years, it appears to be a larger number of fractures resulting in the limitation of physical fitness, health complications and life threatening. Therefore, prevention efforts conducted in the form of an in-depth analysis of the falls’ causes which already happened, control of health and proper treatment, conducting systematic, interesting and varied physical activities - in conjunction with education and mental change in a determined way they can and should reduce the risk of falls of the elderly.

Keywords

EN

physiotherapy; elderly; risk of falls

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physiotherapy and Health Activity
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-34

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2015

received

11 - 1 - 2015

accepted

11 - 10 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

author

Jerzy Rottermund

• University of Administration in Bielsko-Biala, Department of Physiotherapy 43-300 Plac M. Lutra 7, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

author

Andrzej Knapik

• School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

author

Aneta Warmuz- Wancisiewicz

• School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

author

Mariola Saulicz

• Faculty of Physiotherapy Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pha-2015-0012