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Virtual reality, treadmill training may prevent falls in elderly

August 12, 2016 Srijitaelderly, Falls, In, May, Prevent, Reality, Training, treadmill, Virtual

Virtual reality, treadmill training may prevent falls in elderly (Getty Images) Combining virtual reality and treadmill training is likely to help prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone, suggests a research. The intervention, which combines the physical and cognitive aspects of walking, consists of a camera that captures the movement of participants’ feet and projects it onto a screen in front of the treadmill, so that participants may ‘see’ their feet walking on the screen in real time. “Our approach combines treadmill exercise and virtual reality to…

every 3rd avenue demise victim is elderly 15-24

May 21, 2016 Srijita15-24, 3rd, avenue, demise, elderly, Every, Is, victim

One in each 3 men and women demise in road crashes in India is a teenager or young person within the 15-24 age institution, data with the Centre well-knownshows. the share of fatalities rises to fifty four% if the 15-35 age group is considered. last yr, 1,forty six,133 human beings died in crashes. of these, 79,000 had been on this age organization. In 2014, the number was 70,000, indicating how India loses a large range of young lives to avenue crashes 12 months after 12 months. those information had been…