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Multisite pain and self-reported falls in older people: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Victoria K WelshLorna E ClarsonChristian D MallenJohn McBeth
Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)
Multisite pain is associated with an increased future falls risk in community-dwelling older people. Increasing public awareness of multisite pain as a falls risk factor and advising health and social care professionals to identify older people with multisite pain to signpost accordingly will enable timely falls prevention strategies to be implemented.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • healthcare
  • neuropathic pain
  • mental health
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • drug induced