Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

Conclusions—Exercise is effective in lowering falls risk in selected groups and should form part of falls prevention programmes. Lowering fall related injuries will reduce health care costs but there ...

A quick and efficient workout that improves balance, builds muscle, and helps you avoid falls in your 50s and beyond ...

This means that if there were 850 falls among 1000 older people doing no fall-preventive exercise during one year, there would be 195 fewer falls among people who were undertaking fall-prevention ...

An activity programme that aims to improve the mobility and wellbeing of elderly residents and prevent falls has been launched ... homes offering chair-based exercises. There will also be ...