Balance Recovery Training for Fall Prevention in Retirement Communities

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

35

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2017

Conditions
Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques
Interventions
OTHER

Balance recovery training

Participants will practice recovering their balance after a perturbation similar to tripping while walking. Each of these 'balance recovery training' sessions will last approximately 30 minutes, and will be performed 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

OTHER

Tai Chi exercise

Participants will perform Tai Chi exercises (Yang short form) for 30 minutes, 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Each session will be led by an experienced Tai Chi instructor.

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

OTHER

collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

lead

Texas A&M University

OTHER

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