75th PM&R Anniversary: JEDII and Fall Research

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 12:00 AM - Thursday, May 14, 2026, 11:59 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.25 hours)

This is a recorded lecture on research and clinical care related to fall prevention. It will include results of translational research and the development of a clinic design to implement the research findings.

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Release Date: 07/1/2025
Expiration Date: 05/14/2026

1. Identify evidence-based risk factors for falls.
2. Describe and apply evidence-based assessments for fall risk.
3. Design an intervention plan for patients at high fall risk.

The cost to enroll is $40. No refunds available.

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

References

Donaghy A, Demott T, Allet L, Kim H, Ashton-Miller J, Richardson JK. Accuracy of clinical techniques for evaluating lower limb sensorimotor functions associated with increased fall risk. PMR 2016 Apr;8(4):331-9. PMCID: PMC4808474

Richardson JK, Eckner JT, Allet L, Kim H, Ashton-Miller JA. Complex and simple clinical reaction times are associated with gait, balance, and major fall injury in older subjects with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2017 Jan; 96(1):8-16. PMCID: PMC5161564

Richardson JK. Imbalanced: The confusing circular nature of falls research….and a possible antidote. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2017 Jan;96(1):55-59.

van SChooten KS, Duran L, Visschedijk M, Pijnappels M, Lord SR, Richardson JK, Delbaere K. Catch the ruler: concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of the ReacStick measures of reaction time and inhibitory executive function in older people. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2019;31(8):1147-54.

Hearn SL, Richardson JK. Value-added electrodiagnostics: targeting interventions for fall risk reduction. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2018(29):645-57.

Murphy SL, Tapper EB, Blackwood J, Richardson JK. Why do individual with cirrhosis fall? A mechanics model for fall assessment, treatment, and research. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2019;64:316-23.

Murphy SL, Richardson JK, Blackwood J, Martinez B, Tapper EB. Neurocognitive and muscular capacities are associated with frailty in adults with cirrhosis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences January 25 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06099-4).

Richardson JK, Eckner JT, Kim H, Ashton-Miller, JA. A clinical method of evaluating simple reaction time is sensitive to a single dose of lorazepam. J Psychopharm 2020;34(8)930-25.

Ellmers TJ, Kal EC, Richardson JK, Young WR. Short-latency inhibition mitigates the relationship between conscious movement processing and overly cautious gait. Age and Ageing 2020;11:1-8.

Okubo Y, Duran L, Delbaere K, Sturnieks DL, Richardson JK, Pijnappels M, Lord SR. Rapid inhibition accuracy and leg strength are required for community-dwelling older people to recover balance form induced trips and slips: an experimental prospective study. J Geriatr Phys Ther 2021 Jul 26. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000312

Bolton DAE, Richardson JK. Inhibitory Control and Fall Prevention: Why Stopping Matters. Front. Neurol. 13:853787. https://doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.853787

Levin J, Lowe A, Tamura L, Miller E, Koltsov J, Kenrick A, Barrette K, Richardson J. Extensor digitorum brevis bulk and associations with fibular motor nerve conduction amplitude. PM&R 2022;14:428–433.

Richardson JK, Ellmers TJ. The relationship between clinical measures of cognitive function and grip strength in healthy older adults. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1):907, 2022 Nov 26. https://dx-doiorg.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1186/s1287...

McNeish BL, Dittus K, Mossburg J, Krant N, Steinharter JA, Feb K, Cote H, Hehir M, Reynolds R, Redfern MS, Rosano C, Richardson JK, Kolb N. Executive function is associated with Balance and Falls in Older Cancer Survivors treated with chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study. J Geriatr Onc 2023;14:101637.

McNeish BL, Dittus K, Mossburg J, Krant N, Steinharter JA, Feb K, Cote H, Hehir M, Reynolds R, Redfern MS, Rosano C, Richardson JK, Kolb N. The association of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy with reduced executive function in chemotherapy-treated cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2024;15(4):101765. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101765

McNeish BL, Dittus K, Mossburg J, Krant N, Steinharter JA, Feb K, Cote H, Hehir MK, Reynolds R, Bell SG, Redfern MS, Rosano C, Richardson JK, Kolb N. Unipedal stance time is associated with fall outcomes in older chemotherapy-treated cancer survivors: A retrospective study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Nov 14:101667. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101667. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37973427.

Miwa T, Richardson JK, Murphy SL, Ellmers TJ, Miwa Y, Maeda T, Hanai T, Shimizu M. Short-latency reaction time and accuracy are impaired in patients with cirrhosis: an international multicenter retrospective study. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023;1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/gg1.14742.

Bolton DAE, Baggett CC, Mitton CA, Harper SA, Richardson JK. Suppressing a Blocked Balance Recovery Step: A Novel Method to Assess an Inhibitory Postural Response. Brain Sci 2023;13:1488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ brainsci13101488

Questions? Please contact Rhianon Hall, B.S.

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