Accidents and environment-related reasons are the factorial programs which suggests that implementation
most commonly recognized causes leading to falls. of exercise as a stand-alone intervention may be
Most of such falls are associated with one or more the optimal and potentially the most cost-effective-
identifiable risk factors, e.g muscular weakness, gait approach to falls prevention at a population level.
or balance disorders, confusion, postural hypotension,
visual disorders, and certain medications. A Large Promising results using exercise as a single intervention
body of research has shown that attention to these have been observed in subjects with Parkinson’s
risk factors can significantly reduce rates of falling. disease and cognitive impairment, but using exercise as
a single intervention in other clinical groups and aged
There is strong scientific evidence that appropriately
care facility residents may require further studies.
designed exercise training can prevent falls in older
people. Exercise interventions has been shown to The HUR falls prevention concept helps the health care
reduce the rate of falls (number of falls per person) and rehabilitation professionals to provide the best
and the risk of falling (proportion of people having one practice of exercise as medicine based on the latest
or more falls) in community-dwelling older people. international preventive and treatment guidelines,
to help people to engage in regular weekly physical
Furthermore, exercise as a single intervention has a
activitiy and to follow an exercise training regimen.
falls prevention effect comparable to that of multi-
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