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Association Between Visual Acuity and Prospective Fall Risk in Generally Health...
Wieczorek, Maud; Isler, Marlis; Landau, Klara; Becker, Matthias D; Dawson-Hughes, Bess; Kressig, Reto W; Vellas, Bruno; Orav, Endel John; Rizzoli, RenéAlthough aging has a strong impact on visual acuity (VA) and falls, their interaction is understudied in generally healthy older adults. This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all and injurious falls over 3 years in generally healthy community-dwelling older adults.
Soft tissue injections
Inês, Luís P. B. S.; Silva, José António P. daSoft tissue rheumatism includes a wide spectrum of common lesions of the tendons, enthesis, tendon sheaths, bursae, ligaments and fasciae as well as nerve compression syndromes. Studies on the pathogenesis of these lesions do not support a major role for inflammation, thus questioning the rationale for glucocorticoid injections. This chapter reviews current indications for local glucocorticoid injections and av...