A Simple Balance Program Cut Falls by 40% in Older Heart Patients
This trial suggests regular balance training may lower fall risk in older heart patients.
Older adults with heart disease or high blood pressure fall often, and falls can end independence fast. In 128 rural Chinese villages, local doctors ran a year of balance and functional exercise plus health education. Falls dropped from 43% to 32% of people, injuries from falls fell by roughly a third, and chair-stand and balance scores improved. One mobility test showed no difference, so the benefit wasn't across the board.
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