Social Dancing and Incidence of Falls in Older Adults: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

<h4>Background</h4>The prevention of falls among older people is a major public health challenge. Exercises that challenge balance are recognized as an efficacious fall prevention strategy. Given that small-scale trials have indicated that diverse dance styles can improve balance and gai...

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Main Authors: Dafna Merom, Erin Mathieu, Ester Cerin, Rachael L Morton, Judy M Simpson, Chris Rissel, Kaarin J Anstey, Catherine Sherrington, Stephen R Lord, Robert G Cumming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002112