Exercise Cut Fall-Related Fractures Nearly in Half for Older Adults
This review suggests regular structured exercise may lower fracture risk from falls in older adults.
Preventing falls is one thing, but preventing the broken bones that follow is what really matters. Across 29 trials of older adults living at home, exercise programs cut fall-related fractures by about 44 percent. Serious injuries dropped by a third, and injuries needing a doctor fell by nearly 30 percent. The results were fairly consistent across studies.
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