Vibration training reducing falls in community-living older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although vibration training has been applied in older adults, it remains unclear if it can reduce falls.

Aims

This pilot randomized-controlled trial aimed to test the effects of an 8-week vibration training program on reducing falls among community-dwelling adults.

Methods

Forty-eight older adults were randomized to two groups: training and control. The training group received three weekly training sessions over eight weeks while the control group maintained their normal lifestyle over the 8-week period. Immediately before (or baseline), following (post-training), and three months after (retest) the 8-week training course, a group of fall risk factors were assessed for all participants. Each participant was also exposed to an unexpected gait-slip on a tread

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924854 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature