Novel Approaches for Rehabilitation and Fall Prevention in the Elderly

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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