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Novel Approaches for Rehabilitation and Fall Prevention in the Elderly

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on the management of falls in the elderly population from prevention to rehabilitation. Falls represent a significant problem in old people, with important and severe consequences on the quality of life, well-being, and social impact. For these reasons, correct prevention is fundamental and the proper rehabilitation of patients who have been victims of falling is mandatory.

The correct evaluation of body systems (neurological, osteoarticular, muscular, cardiopulmonary, and psychological), by the use of quantitative and specific outcome measures, is relevant in order to define the correct management of single patients.

Different types of papers (reviews, trials, and case reports), exploring the prevention and rehabilitation of falls in the elderly, are welcome for this Special Issue. We seek papers which focus on human subjects and deal with different aspects of falling, with particular attention on geriatric rehabilitation.

The following topics are included:

Risks factors of falls and their management;
Biological and physiological basics of falls;
Main diseases associated with falls;
Quantitative measures which can support the prevention of falls (musculoskeletal ultrasound, gait analysis, nerve conduction studies, and electromyography);
Drugs ad falls
The economic impact of falls;
The rehabilitation of old people for prevention of falls;
The rehabilitation of old people after falls.

Dr. Daniele Coraci
Dr. Lucrezia Tognolo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

rehabilitation
falls
elderly
outcome measures
prevention
electrophysiology
gait analysis
ultrasound
data science
management

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Rehabilitation of Fall in Elderly: The Paradigm of a New Medical Vision

by Daniele Coraci, Lucrezia Tognolo and Stefano Masiero

Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1898; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031898 - 1 Feb 2023

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Aging is a physiological state which implies several consequences [...] Full article

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The Role of Rehabilitation on the Evolution of Disability and Self-Sufficiency in a Population of Hospitalized Older Adults

by Silvia Giovannini, Chiara Iacovelli, Claudia Loreti, Augusto Fusco, Vincenza Amoruso, Cristina Cuccagna, Lorenzo Biscotti, Luca Padua and Letizia Castelli

Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(18), 10330; https://doi.org/10.3390/app131810330 - 15 Sep 2023

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Frailty is characterized by increased vulnerability, which impairs the ability to cope with stressors and represents a risk factor for the development of disability. Moreover, the population of older adults is continuously increasing. For this reason, frailty and aging represent very important social and health topics. The management of elderly patients, especially when they are hospitalized, is complex and requires the collaboration of multiple professionals and different approaches to intervene in the multi-morbidity that characterizes this population. A significant percentage of hospitalized older patients present several comorbidities that cause prolonged hospital stays. This condition could lead to clinical complications, increased costs of care, and a higher likelihood of in-hospital death. Aging is a concept that encompasses several symptoms and requires a multidisciplinary and specific approach, especially during hospitalization and in acute care settings. The present study aims to evaluate how intensive rehabilitation treatment is accompanied by improvement in some hematological and clinical parameters and could contribute to an evolution in disability among elderly patients. The results of the present research show the crucial role of rehabilitation treatment in the development of disability, independence, and self-sufficiency in a population of older inpatients in a post-acute care setting. Further research should be conducted to identify other biomarkers useful in the management of frail patients. Full article

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