# Exercise Cut Fall-Related Fractures Nearly in Half for Older Adults

*Effects of exercise interventions on fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.*

- **Evidence Level**: Strong
- **Publication Types**: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review
- **Journal**: Frontiers in public health
- **Sample Size**: 29 trials, 6,367 community-dwelling older adults
- **Authors**: Ge B, Luo J, Cheng X, Wang D, Liu R, Liao X
- **Published**: 2026-08-26
- **Topics**: falls, exercise, fracture prevention
- **DOI**: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1916495
- **Original Source**: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42718525/

## Summary

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.

## Practical Takeaway

This review suggests regular structured exercise may lower fracture risk from falls in older adults.

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