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Falls prevention exercise: following the evidence: the evidence for falls prevention exercise and how it can be applied in practice.
- Author:
- CHARTERS Amy
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this document is to explain the research base for falls prevention exercise, to give a better understanding of the programmes that have been shown to be effective in preventing falls.The document describes the evidence base for falls prevention exercise; outlines the benefits of evidence-based falls prevention exercise for older people and health and care services; and presents examples of where postural stability instruction (PSI) programmes are being delivered according to the evidence base. (Edited publisher abstract)