Tag: Falls
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Falls of the elderly subject
The fall of the elderly is a very common problem. One-third of subjects over the age of 65 fall at least once a year, compared to more than half over 85 years of age. Fall symptom, fall by clumsiness, whatever its etiology, it is never commonplace and is an open door to dependence and institutionalization. The various problems…
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Gait disorders and falls in the elderly
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INTRODUCTION: The physiological walking requires the smooth functioning of afférentiels sensory systems, vestibular, visual, peripheral nerves, muscles, and the integrity of the motor structures, extrapyramidal and cerebellar. Despite its complexity, it is an essentially automatic activity involving a vast system of controls and checks. Too common in the elderly, falls should always be considered a…
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