INCORPORATING balance and
strength training into everyday
routines could cut the risk of falls in
older Australians by nearly one
third, according to new research
from the University of Sydney.
The study, published in the British
Medical Journal and authored by
researchers at the University’s
Faculty of Health Sciences,
recruited 317 men and women over
the age of 70 living in the
community who had experienced
two or more falls, or one injurious
fall, in the past year.
The group was split into a
LiFE group who had balance and
lower ...
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