TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Fall prevention in community-dwelling older adults. reply
JO  - New England journal of medicine
A1  - Ganz, David A.
A1  - Latham, Nancy K.
SP  - 2581
EP  - 2582
VL  - 382
IS  - 26
N2  - <p> This article has no abstract; the first 100 words appear below.    To the Editor: Ganz and Latham (Feb. 20 issue)1 review strategies and evidence regarding fall prevention in older adults and make recommendations for practice. The case vignette describes a woman who has fallen after tripping on uneven pavement, an event that reflects a common cause of fall-related injuries.2 Prevention of a fall after a trip requires either the perception and avoidance of the obstacle (gait adaptability) or a rapid balance-recovery response (reactive balance control). Neither ability is addressed directly in the assessment of or training for the measures suggested by Ganz and Latham — walking speed, standing balance, performance on . . . </p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-4793
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2005662
ID  - ref1
ER  -