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Feet, Footwear and Falls

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"Feet, Footwear and Falls. A step in the right direction"

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Sally Ann Belward, Linda Curran and Sarah Hardy

A poster by Sally-Ann Belward, Linda Curran and Sarah Hardy. The topic of the poster was researched, compiled and written under the direction of Louise Johnson of the Bradford University, United Kingdom and presented at the 4th National Conference on Falls and Postural Stability, London, 9th September 2003.

The poster is an Intellectual Property of the University of Bradford. All comments to be directed to Louise Johnson:  L.JOHNSON4@BRADFORD.AC.UK

Feet, Footwear and Falls. A step in the right direction

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References

1. Merriman, L., & Turner, W. (2002) Assessment of the  lower limb Churchill Livingstone, London

2.  Menz, H.B., & Lord, S.R. (1999) ‘Footwear and postural stability in older people’, Journal of American Podiatric Association, 98(7):346-357 

3. Kemoun, G., Thoumie, P., Boisson, D., & Guieu, J.D. (2002) ‘Ankle dorsiflexion delay can predict falls in the elderly’, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 34:278-283 

4. Simpson, J.M., Harrington, R., & Marsh, N. (1998) ‘Guidelines for managing falls among elderly people’, Physiotherapy, 84(4(:173-177 

5. Lord, S.R., Sherrington, C,. & Menz, H.B. (2001) Falls in older people. Risk factors and strategies for prevention, Cambridge University Press 

6. Finlay, O.E. (1995) ‘Foot problems and footwear prescription’ In Physiotherapy with older people Eds. Pickles, B., Compton, A., Cott, C., Simpson, J., & Vandervoort, A., WB Saunders, London 

7. Menz, H.B., Lord, S.R., & McIntosh, A.S. (2001) ‘Slip resistance of casual footwear: implications for falls in older adults’, Gerontology, 47(3):145-149 

8. Murray, K., Pearson, J., Thomson, M,. & Mack, J. (2002) ‘Establishment of foot management protocol for older people’, AGILITY Autumn/Winter 2002: 4-5 

9. Help The Aged website: www.helptheaged.org.uk 

Bibliography

Beynon, J.H., & Murray, C.E. (1999) ‘Assessment of footwear in rehabilitation patients: a pilot study’, British Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 6(1): 17-19 

Department of Health (2001) ‘National Service Framework for Older People’, London 

Finlay, O., & Fullerton, C. (1996) ‘Feet and footwear’, In Rehabilitation of older people. A handbook for the multidisciplinary team 2nd ed. Ed. Amada J. Squires, Chapman & Hall, London 

Finlay, O., van de Meer, D.C., & Beringer, T.R.O. (1999) ‘Use of gait analysis to demonstrate benefits of footwear assessment in elderly people’, Physiotherapy, 85(8):451-456 

Gorley, G. (2000) Older people and their needs (a multidisciplinary perspective) Whurr, London 

Hughes, M. (2002) ‘Feet, falling and framework. The contribution of podiatry to fall prevention and the National Service Framework for older people’, British Journal of Podiatry, 5(3):91-92 

Menz, H.B., & Lord, S.R. (2001) ‘The contribution of foot problems to mobility impairments and falls in community-dwelling older people’, Journal of American Geriatric Society, 49:1651-1656 

Menz, H.B., & Sherrington, C. (2000) ‘The Footwear Assessment Form: a reliable clinical tool to assess footwear characteristics of relevance to postural stability in older adults’, Clinical Rehabilitation, 14:657-664 

Simpson, J.M. (1995) ‘Postural stability and falling’ In Physiotherapy with older people Eds. Pickles, B., Compton, A., Cott, C., Simpson, J., & Vandervoort, A., WB Saunders, London 

Skelton, D.A., Kennedy, J., & Rutherford, O.M. (2002) ‘Explosive power and asymmetry in leg muscle function in frequent fallers and non-fallers aged over 65’, Age and Ageing, 31:119-125 

4th National Conference on Falls & Postural Stability, Kensington Town Hall London, Tuesday 9th September 2003

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