Abstract:Background: Around one in three adults aged 65 years and over will have a fall at home within a one-year period. Falls are estimated to cost the NHS more than £2.3 billion per year. The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend older people who present for medical attention because of a fall, report recurrent falls in the past year, or demonstrate abnormalities of gait and/or balance should be offered a multifactorial falls risk assessment which includes a cardiovascular exami… Show more
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