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Effect of exercise intervention for injurious falls in women aged 70-78: 5-year follow-up
January 2016
Effect of exercise intervention for injurious falls in women aged 70-78: 5-year follow-up
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Combined resistance and balance-jumping exercise reduces older women's injurious falls and fractures: 5-year follow-up study
Age Ageing. 2015 Sep;44(5):784-9.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
145 home-dwelling elderly women were randomized to one of four exercise groups: resistance training, balance-jumping training, a combination of both routines, or no exercise training. Participants underwent exercise programs for 1 year and were followed for 5 years, in order to determine the effects of exercise programs on the rate of injurious falls and fractures in elderly women. The primary out...
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