Improving balance control: current state and practices.

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• Personal Author:
  Bhattacharya, Amit ; Dunning K ; Mani A
• Description:
  Falls are multifactorial, due to both internal and external factors. Balance is an important intrinsic factor to prevent falls and injury. This chapter will review strategies that improve balance, specifically those that train the internal physiological systems, and provide recommendations for those who work at elevation or inclined surfaces. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Falls; Fall protection; Injury prevention; Accident prevention; Physiological factors; Safety practices; Body mechanics
• ISBN:
  9781482217148
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  223-239
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065132
• Citation:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices. Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :223-239
• Editor(s):
  Hsiao H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c815dbd8904d5ca179134ce655ecb517f63b3572dea2f7e73719e33da691b4a08ac0060192d9e14640a755527f49464933f8d3093bb1c7e730ab0bbaf21750f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249344/cdc_249344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 700.26 KB ]