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Balance and fear of falling over 65 (2010)

Fact sheet

  • Year2010
  • JournalJournal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
  • TopicBalance in older age
  • Participants47
  • Study typeRandomised controlled trial
  • Compared withwaiting list

What was studied

Randomised trial with 47 participants (people aged 65 and over living at home): Awareness Through Movement® compared with waiting list.

What was found

Balance, mobility and fear of falling improved in the Feldenkrais group.

How certain is this?

A small single trial. A pointer, not proof.

Cite

Ullmann et al. (2010). Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Summarised from Berland et al. 2022.

This summary is for orientation only and does not replace medical advice.