The Case Against Overly Cautious Fall Prevention & More

UpRight Science Brings Together Expert Advisory Board to Advance Balance as an Essential Health Measure

Morningstar (PR Newswire) · September 16, 2026

UpRight Science announced a new expert advisory board to help advance balance as a measurable, essential health indicator, reinforcing the company’s FDA-cleared balance software platform and its mission around Balance: The Sixth Vital Sign^®.

Institutional Fear of Falling—Causes, Consequences, and Cures

JAMA Internal Medicine · September 16, 2026

A JAMA viewpoint examines how institutional efforts to prevent patient falls can themselves cause harm — over-restriction and deconditioning — and proposes a more balanced, systems-level approach.

UpRight POV: The goal isn’t just fewer falls, it’s maintained mobility and function. Objective balance measurement helps facilities target real risk instead of defaulting to restrictive, deconditioning practices.

Kinesiology Professor Receives $541K Grant to Study Fall Risk in Older Adults

CSUSM NewsCenter · September 11, 2026

A National Institute on Aging grant will fund a three-year study aimed at improving assessment and prevention strategies for fall risk in older adults.

UpRight POV: Continued federal investment in fall-risk assessment research signals a growing appetite for better, more objective measurement tools—the same gap our platform is built to fill.

Simple Moves That Could Prevent a Dangerous Fall

KSAT · September 15, 2026

A local segment from a senior center demonstrates simple balance movements older adults can practice at home to reduce fall risk.

UpRight POV: Coverage like this keeps balance top-of-mind for the exact audience we serve — the challenge is turning “simple moves” into a routine people can see is actually working.

7 Best Standing Ab Moves to Start This Week After 50

Eat This, Not That! · September 14, 2026

A trainer outlines standing core exercises designed to reduce strain on the neck and low back while building the functional, rotational strength that supports balance and lowers fall risk.

UpRight POV: Core strength and balance are inseparable in the literature: standing, functional core work like this directly supports the stability our platform measures.

Your 80-Year-Old Self Will Thank You for Doing These 5 Simple Midlife Exercises

BikeRadar · September 13, 2026

The piece recommends simple midlife strength exercises—including a hip-hinge move—that translate directly into everyday functional tasks like standing from a chair and climbing stairs.

UpRight POV: Framing exercise around “the tasks you’ll need decades from now” is a great communication model, and is the same functional lens we use when talking about why balance is measurable and trainable.

Coast Guard’s New Brain Health Initiative Will Help Prevent, Detect and Treat Concussions

U.S. Coast Guard (MyCG) · September 15, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard launched a Brain Health Initiative focused on concussion prevention, detection, and treatment for its personnel.

UpRight POV: Brain health and balance are closely linked physiologically. Institutional investment like this points to a widening market for objective functional screening, adjacent to our core focus.