Monthly Archives: December 2015

Nearly one person in Canada dies each day because of a fall on stairs and 270 end up in the hospital. There are 3 times more falls on an 8 inch stair than on a 10 inch stair.

Alison Novak, a scientist on our team, has managed to change the national building code so that stairs in new homes must be at least 10 inches long rather than the 8 inches that used to be allowed. Alison and Geoff were featured on CTV recently.

 

 

Below are the 21 talks held at TRI during Fall Prevention Month. Many thanks to all the presenters who shared their perspectives with us!

For more info on research going on at the iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research at TRI, go to idapt.com.