SLIDE 16 E xe rc ise to pre ve nt fa lls
2012 Co c hra ne re vie w:
the e vide nc e surro unding e xe rc ise to pre ve nt fa lls in L
T C wa s inc o nsiste nt a nd did no t de mo nstra te a n o ve ra ll b e ne fit.
e xe rc ise pro g ra mme s ma y inc re a se the risk o f fa lling fo r fra ile r re side nts, b ut re duc e the risk
- f fa lling fo r le ss fra il re side nts.
inte rve ntio ns ta rg e ting multiple risk fa c to rs ma y b e e ffe c tive – spe c ific a lly g a it, b a la nc e ,
a nd func tio na l tra ining
2013 syste ma tic re vie w b y Silva e t a l.:
c o mb ine d e xe rc ise pro g ra ms (i.e ., multiple type s o f e xe rc ise ) tha t inc lude b a la nc e ta sks,
a re c o mple te d fre q ue ntly (2-3 time s pe r we e k), a nd o ve r a lo ng -te rm (g re a te r tha n 6 mo nths) we re mo st e ffe c tive a t pre ve nting fa lls.
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