Follow-up efficacy of physical exercise interventions on fall incidence and fall risk in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The risk of falling and associated injuries increases with age. Therefore, the prevention of falls is a key priority in geriatrics and is particularly based on physical exercising, aiming to improve the age-related decline in motor performance, which is crucial in response to pos...

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Main Authors: Azza Hamed, Sebastian Bohm, Falk Mersmann, Adamantios Arampatzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Sports Medicine - Open
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-018-0170-z