Otago Exercise Program (OEP): A Golden Technique on Health Status and Risk of Falls among Older Adults with Chronic Diseases
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Randomized Control Trials on Otago Exercise Program (OEP) to Reduce Falls Among Elderly Community Dwellers in Shahroud, Iran
BACKGROUND Fall is a worldwide health problem among elderly people and a known leading cause of disabilities. Fall prevention programs have been implemented in various forms. The Otago exercise program (OEP) is one of the most recent home-base exercise training program. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of OEP to reduce falls among elderly people in Shahroud, IR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Health Care
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1687-9546
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138119