OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of exercise on falls prevention in older people and
establish whether particular trial characteristics or components of exercise programs are …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of impaired vision, peripheral sensation, lower
limb muscle strength, reaction time, and balance in a large community‐dwelling population of …

This systematic review update includes 54 randomised controlled trials and confirms that
exercise as a single intervention can prevent falls (pooled rate ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.77–0.91). …

Objective: To determine whether a battery of 13 sensorimotor, vestibular, and visual tests
discriminates between elderly fallers and elderly non‐fallers. Design: One‐year prospective …

Good balance is an imperative skill for daily life that requires the complex integration of sensory
information regarding the position of the body relative to the surroundings and the ability …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the tests most predictive of falls in community‐dwelling older
people from a range of visual screening tests (high and low contrast visual acuity, edge …

Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, …

… using a rig that stabilizes the leg) are highly correlated (r=.81, P<.001) in a group of 45
young and elderly subjects (Lord SR, unpublished observations, 2002). Sherrington 36 also …

Background. Sit-to-stand (STS) performance is often used as a measure of lower-limb
strength in older people and those with significant weakness. However, the findings of recent …

Objective Previous meta-analyses have found that exercise prevents falls in older people.
This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials are added, and it …