Impact factor: Do we have better assessment tools?

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Fall Risk Assessment Tools for Elderly Living in the Community: Can We Do Better?

BACKGROUND Falls are a common, serious threat to the health and self-confidence of the elderly. Assessment of fall risk is an important aspect of effective fall prevention programs. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS In order to test whether it is possible to outperform current prognostic tools for falls, we analyzed 1010 variables pertaining to mobility collected from 976 elderly subjects (InCHIANTI stu...

debate on animal experiments in traditional medicine: do we have a better choice?

Do we have the tools to prevent phantom limb pain?

P ERSISTENT pain after limb amputation is common, most often taking the form of phantom limb pain or localized pain in the residual portion of the limb (stump pain). The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have brought this to the forefront: in a report appearing in 2008, of the 8,058 reported military casualties in US military personnel, 5,684 (70.5%) had major limb injuries; and 423 (7.4%) of p...

Diagnosis of overtraining: what tools do we have?

The multitude of publications regarding overtraining syndrome (OTS or 'staleness') or the short-term 'over-reaching' and the severity of consequences for the athlete are in sharp contrast with the limited availability of valid diagnostic tools. Ergometric tests may reveal a decrement in sport-specific performance if they are maximal tests until exhaustion. Overtrained athletes usually present a...