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Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?

Sibylle Brunhilde ThiesAlex BatesEleonora CostamagnaLaurence KenneyMalcolm GranatJo WebbDave HowardRose BakerHelen Dawes
Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)
Clinical guidance cannot easily be adhered to and self-selected strategies reduce stability, hence are placing the user at risk. Current guidance needs to be improved to address environmental constraints whilst facilitating stable walking. The research is highly relevant considering the rising number of walking aid users, their increased falls-risk, and the costs of falls.
Keyphrases
  • lower limb
  • community dwelling
  • human health
  • risk assessment