3 July 2008

Good vibrations may help reduce falls

Not telecare directly, but its about technology in relation to an important issue for telecare services.

Less than ten minutes standing on a vibrating platform several times a week could help reduce older people’s risk of falls, Australian researchers have found. (But it has to be at the ‘right’ speed.) Another item that indicates that the falls prevention focus is moving away from environmental factors to physiology. Item from Australia’s ABC Science.

Filed under Uncategorised, Research, Rest of world stories.

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