Dance does not necessarily reduce falls even if it can reduce some of the risk factors for falls – review of evidence from the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit
Does the ‘Otago exercise programme’ reduce mortality and falls in older adults?: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This paper published in Age and Ageing in 2010 by Thomas et al. shows that the Otago Exercise Programme significantly reduces the risk of death and falling in older community-dwelling adults. They reviewed 7 trials with over 1500 people. To read more about this review, click here.
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