Impact of Exercise on Fall and Its Consequences among Elderly People

Kushkestani, Mehdi; Parvani, Mohsen; Baradaran, Raheleh; Rezaei, Alireza; Pourhamzeh, Hamed

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Impact of Exercise on Fall and Its Consequences among Elderly People

Mehdi Kushkestani

, Mohsen Parvani ^*

, Raheleh Baradaran

, Alireza Rezaei

, Hamed Pourhamzeh

Department of Physical Activity and Health, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal , mparva2020@gmail.com

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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. It should be noted that fall or fear of falling causes immobility in the elderly and immobility is linked with various non-communicable diseases, geriatric syndromes development, and mortality in the long term. As a result, finding a cost-effective, safe, and proper approach to prevent, control, and even treat of falls is absolutely crucial. Regarding the exercise benefits in all ages especially in the elderly, we supposed that various types of exercise such as aerobic, balance, and resistance training with different intensities have variant advantages in these subjects. Therefore, in this review study, we investigated the charter of different types of exercise in preventing and controlling fall based on recent evidence, providing involved mechanisms, as well as the effects of exercises on fall-related risk factors.

Keywords: Aerobic Exercise, Exercise Therapy, Sarcopenia, Elderly, Health

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Received: 2022/08/22 | Accepted: 2023/06/25 | Published: 2023/06/20

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