Impact of Exercise on Fall and Its Consequences among Elderly People

نویسندگان

1 Allameh Bohlool Gonabadi Hospital, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

2 Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences University of Tehran, Alborz Campus, Tehran, Iran

3 Wellness and Lifestyle Science Initiative Group, School of Art and Science, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

4 Department of Physical Activity and Health, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

5 Department of sport pathology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.18502/ehj.v9i1.13109
چکیده

Falls are a threat to the health of older adults and can reduce their ability to remain independent. Furthermore, fall is known as one of the geriatric syndromes and is more common in older people and about 20 to 40 percent of older people have reported a history of falling per year. ...