Muscle weakness and impaired balance are risk factors underlying many falls and fall injuries experienced by dint of older people.Muscle weakness and impaired balance are risk factors underlying many falls and fall injuries experienced by dint of older people. Fall prevention strategies have included exercise programmes that lower the risk of falling on improving strength and balance. We have perform the operations indicated ined an individually tailored, home-based, puissance and balance retraining programme, which has proven prosperous in reducing falls and moderate fall injuries in persons aged 80 years and older Here we describe a simple assessment of vigor and balance and the contentment and delivery of a falls prevention exercise programme. COPYRIGHT 2001 Oxford University Press |
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