Approximately 1/3 of people over age 65 fall at least once each year sometimes resulting in substantial injury and even death. If that wasn’t bad enough, fear of falling can lead to loss of confidence, self-restricted activity, and subsequent functional loss. Falling, of course, can be caused by multiple factors, some of which are...
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Archive for February 16th, 2015
Fall prevention and some tools to help
A Follow-Up on Publication Bias
In my role as Human Protections Administrator at Palmer College of Chiropractic I am the first person to review a proposed project’s institutional review board (IRB) application. When we conduct clinical trials, we need to reveal to our patients the risks and benefits of their participation. While the risks are often well understood, the...
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