A review of stairway falls and stair negotiation: Lessons learned and future needs to reduce injury

Highlights • Stairway falls are common across the lifespan and often injurious. • Mechanics of stair use are well described for healthy young and older adults. • Literature suggests changes to stair design and user behaviors could be beneficial. • Further study needed on sensory-motor mechanisms of...

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Published inGait & posture Vol. 49; pp. 159 - 167
Main Author Jacobs, Jesse V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
Subjects
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Age
Aged
Disability Evaluation
Falls
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Orthopedics
Stair negotiation
Stairs
Walking - physiology
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - physiopathology
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
Falls
Stair negotiation
Stairs
Age
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Summary:Highlights • Stairway falls are common across the lifespan and often injurious. • Mechanics of stair use are well described for healthy young and older adults. • Literature suggests changes to stair design and user behaviors could be beneficial. • Further study needed on sensory-motor mechanisms of stair use and strategies for balance recovery. • Instrumented studies in ecological environments also needed.
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ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.06.030