Improve Balance Through Exercise

Balance Exercises are Proven to Improve Balance in the Eldery

Exercise for improving balance in older people

A decrease in ability to maintain balance may be associated with an increased risk of falling. In older adults, falls often lead to injury, loss of independence, associated illness and early death. In short, seniors need to improve their balance through exercise to reduce falls. The objective of this review is to present the best evidence for the effectiveness of exercise interventions designed to improve balance in older people living in the community or in institutional care.

Recent Research on Balance Exercises to Improve Balance

The review included 34 studies, with a total of 2883 participants, the majority of whom were women and on average over 75 years old. The review found that exercise has statistically significant positive effects to improve balance as opposed to usual activity for older people. This review investigated a variety of interventions. Those that appeared to have the greatest impact were walking; balance; co-ordination and functional exercises; muscle strengthening; and multiple exercise types. Improvements were seen in the ability to stand on one leg, reach forward without overbalancing and walking. There was trend shown to improve balance with cycling on a static cycle. In general, this review agrees with other systematic reviews covering related areas in older people, such as resistance training for physical disability and falls prevention.

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