References
The selected references below from the book include links to external sources for your convenience.
- 5 Slips and Falls
- 8 Ten Ladder Safety Rules
- 9 Dan Buettner
- 10 The Useful Sword Cane
- 11 Flask Canes & Gadget Canes: Discreet & Hidden Functionality
- 13 Walking Canes: How to Choose the Best One for You
- 16 The Great Courses Plus
- 28 Dipla, Konstantina et al. “Relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S): elucidation of endocrine changes affecting the health of males and females.” Hormones (Athens, Greece) vol. 20,1 (2021): 35-47
- 30 Shan, Zhilei et al. “Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality.” JAMA internal medicine vol. 183,2 (2023): 142-153
- 31 Lincoff, A Michael et al. “Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes.” The New England journal of medicine vol. 389,24 (2023): 2221-2232
- 33 Startzell, J K et al. “Stair negotiation in older people: a review.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society vol. 48,5 (2000): 567-80
- 34 J Horauf et. al. “Injury Patterns after Falling down Stairs—High Ratio of Traumatic Brain Injury under Alcohol Influence”. Journal of Clinical Medicine 11(3);January 28, 2002:697
- 36 Stairwells and Stairs
- 38 For my bias confirmation, jump to points 3 and 7 in the author’s analysis of this issue
- 39 Medieval fortification
- 42 D. H. Kim, and K Rockwood. “Frailty in Older Adults.” N Engl J Jed 2024;391:538-548
- 43 E. Weiss et. al. “Effects of Weight Loss on Lean Mass, Strength, Bone, and Aerobic Capacity”. Med Sci in Sports Exerc. 49(1);January, 2017:206-17
- 44 Bruijn, Sjoerd M, and Jaap H van Dieën. “Control of human gait stability through foot placement.” Journal of the Royal Society, Interface vol. 15,143 (2018): 20170816
- 45 Andersen, Charlotte Uggerhøj et al. “Prevalence of medication- related falls in 200 consecutive elderly patients with hip fractures: a cross-sectional study.” BMC geriatrics vol. 20,1 121. 30 Mar. 2020
- 48 The following animal vignettes are adapted from V. Richhariya et. al. (2023). “Unravelling the physics and mechanisms behind slips and falls on icy surfaces: A comprehensive review and nature-inspired solutions”. Materials & Design. 234;October, 2023: 112335
- 49 Bouncing Seal
- 50 Song et al., 2018, Cell Reports 25, 2981–2991 December 11, 2018
- 52 Jen Murphy. “If You’re Going to Fall Down, This Is the Right Way”, Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2023