Browsing Kinesiology and Health Sciences by Subject "fall-related injuries"
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The effects of safety flooring on sit-to-stand and quiet stance balance reactions in retirement home-dwellers
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-26)Fall-related injuries in adults over the age of 65 pose an important public health issue especially with an increasing number of older adults living in retirement homes and nursing homes. Safety floors have been developed ... -
Novel Compliant Flooring Systems from Head to Toes: Influences on Early Compensatory Balance Reactions in Retirement-Home Dwelling Adults and on Impact Dynamics during Simulated Head Impacts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-21)The overall goal of my research was to advance our understanding of the potential for novel compliant flooring systems to reduce the risk for fall-related injuries in older adults, including fall-related traumatic brain ...