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Balance and coordination training, which is the prevention of injuries and falls in the elderly
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1. Risk factors for injury and falls
Dusińska, J. Risk factors for injury and falls can be divided into four groups: behavioural factors resulting from a person's behaviour and habits, e.g. alcohol abuse, low physical activity or total lack thereof, excessive physical activity significantly burdensome to the body, chronic stress and haste; environmental factors factors directly related to the person, such as flat surfaces, carpets, footwear, lack of anti-inflammatory properties, inadequate or unfit childbirth, for example, in the bathroom or in a bathroom;2. How to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly
To increase the safety of the elderly, it is worthwhile: removing carpets, rugs, objects that can be stumbled upon, e.g. thresholds (if possible), buying suitable shoes, preferably anti-slip shoes, providing adequate night lighting in the home, ‡ providing environmental support to elderly people who are lonely, educating older people about factors that increase the risk of falls. One of the factors that has a direct impact on the occurrence of falls is the environment in which the person operates during the day. Prevention of injuries and falls is not essential in the context of maintaining the health and physical fitness of older people.3. Strength training and balance, injury and fall prevention
For 25 weeks, women attended physical therapy classes twice a week. However, regular exercise was shown to reduce the risk of falls by up to 60% compared to the non-exercising control group (E. In a subsequent study of women over the age of 65 who experienced 3 or more falls, the effects of physical activity and exercise performed at home were also studied. Regular exercise and exercise were also shown to decrease the risk for falls and injuries in the context of a 60-week-old group. Regulated weight training and weight training also helped to improve the coordination of nervous-muscular activity, increased memory-balancing activity, and increased strength-to-weight performance.
