Physically active older veterans fall more, but hurt themselves less

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 09:11 in Health & Medicine

Active older veterans fall more often than their more sedentary peers who never served in the armed forces, but they’re less likely to injure themselves when they do, says a University of Michigan researcher. A new study by Geoffrey Hoffman, U-M assistant professor of nursing, compared risks of noninjury falls and fall-related injuries in veterans […]

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