York, UK - The largest-ever trial of hip protectors has found no evidence that they are of any benefit in preventing fractures in older women with 1 or more risk factors for hip fracture [1]. The ...

Fall-Safe Hip Protectors from Medical Protection Technologies offer a new standard of care for preventing hip fractures in older adults FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medical Protection ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hip protectors designed to absorb and disperse the impact of falls are not effective in preventing hip fractures among nursing home residents, according to trial results ...

Use of an energy-absorbing hip protector did not provide a protective effect against hip fracture for nursing home residents, adding to increasing evidence that hip protectors, as currently designed, ...

Eldercare residents who wore hip protectors reduced their risk of hip fracture nearly threefold, a new study published in the November issue of JAMDA has found. Investigators followed residents living ...

Chronic illnesses, for which many patients are admitted to hospitals, substantially increase the risk of falling, and hence the likelihood of incurring a hip fracture (Marks, 2010). Although previous ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a survey of 67 adults, who were mean of 78 years old, at risk for hip fracture due to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the majority stated a preference for taking ...

Are you well used to wearing studded shoes in winter? If so, you're probably ready for yet another step towards tackling the eternally icy winter streets. Last week it was extremely cold in Oslo. On ...

Medical Protection Technologies recently introduced the Fall-Safe Hip Protector into the nation’s healthcare market. The product features pads made from D3O — a unique shock-absorbing material that is ...

The use of hip protectors in nursing homes can reduce hip fractures by about 40%, yet acceptance of hip protectors is poor, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Germany identified ...

A Harvard doc who published a study in JAMA that concluded hip protectors don't reduce the risk of fractures in the elderly is being sued by a company that makes hip protectors. The researcher's "JAMA ...