2016 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Effect of the Otago exercises on postural balance and fear of falling among older fallers with knee osteoarthritis

41 elderly patients originally randomized to knee OA treatment of either an individualized Otago exercise program or standard treatment were included in this subgroup analysis. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether exercise was associated with significantly improved risk of fall, postural balance and fear of falling outcomes after 6 months. Results indicated that patients allocated to the exercise group had significantly improved posture scores, KOOS scores and falls efficacy scale scores.