Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2004
Resistance and agility training reduce fall risk in women aged 75 to 85 with low bone mass: a 6-month randomized, controlled trial.
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- The Effect of Impact Exercise (Alone or Multicomponent Intervention) on Health-Related Outcomes in Individuals at Risk of Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Does aquatic exercise improve commonly reported predisposing risk factors to falls within the elderly? A systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Exercise interventions to reduce fall-related fractures and their risk factors in individuals with low bone density: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2009Pooled it
- Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009Pooled it
- Efficacy of progressive resistance training on balance performance in older adults : a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2008Pooled it
- Endurance and strength training outcomes on cognitively impaired and cognitively intact older adults: a meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & agingPooled it
- Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association - Geriatrics.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Guideline
- Short-term resistance training enhances functional and physiological markers in older women: implications for biomechanical and health interventions in aging.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Does Sleep Moderate the Effects of Exercise Training or Complex Mental and Social Activities on Cognitive Function in Adults With Chronic Stroke? Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Trial
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- Effect of Exercise Training or Complex Mental and Social Activities on Cognitive Function in Adults With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- A Five-Ingredient Nutritional Supplement and Home-Based Resistance Exercise Improve Lean Mass and Strength in Free-Living Elderly.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- The effect of perindopril on postural instability in older people with a history of falls-a randomised controlled trial.Age and ageing · 2018Trial
- Eccentric versus traditional resistance exercise for older adult fallers in the community: a randomized trial within a multi-component fall reduction program.BMC geriatrics · 2017Trial
- Effects of short-term step aerobics exercise on bone metabolism and functional fitness in postmenopausal women with low bone mass.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Trial
- The effectiveness of a basic exercise intervention to improve strength and balance in women with osteoporosis.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Trial
- The Impact of Walking Exercises and Resistance Training upon the Walking Distance in Patients with Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia.BioMed research international · 2016Trial
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the effectiveness of group resistance and agility-training programs in reducing fall risk in community-dwelling older women with low bone mass.
designA randomized, controlled, single-blind 25-week prospective study with assessments at baseline, midpoint, and trial completion.
settingCommunity center.
participantsCommunity-dwelling women aged 75 to 85 with low bone mass.
interventionParticipants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: resistance training (n=32), agility training (n=34), and stretching (sham) exercises (n=32). The exercise classes for each study arm were held twice weekly. MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome measure was fall risk (derived from weighted scores from tests of postural sway, reaction time, strength, proprioception, and vision), as measured using a Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA). Secondary outcome measures were ankle dorsiflexion strength, foot reaction time, and Community Balance and Mobility Scale score.
resultsAttendance at the exercise sessions for all three groups was excellent: resistance training (85.4%), agility training (87.3%), and stretching program (78.8%). At the end of the trial, PPA fall-risk scores were reduced by 57.3% and 47.5% in the resistance and agility-training groups, respectively, but by only 20.2% in the stretching group. In the resistance and agility groups, the reduction in fall risk was mediated primarily by improved postural stability, where sway was reduced by 30.6% and 29.2%, respectively. There were no significant differences between the groups for the secondary outcomes measures. Within the resistance-training group, reductions in sway were significantly associated with improved strength, as assessed using increased squat load used in the exercise sessions.
conclusionThese findings support the implementation of community-based resistance and agility-training programs to reduce fall risk in older women with low bone mass. Such programs may have particular public health benefits because it has been shown that this group is at increased risk of falling and sustaining fall-related fractures.
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