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Falls and mobility

Exercise, yoga, balance programs, and sensory correction appear repeatedly as practical ways to reduce falls and protect function.

21 articles in this topic
Falls and mobility
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Yoga-based lifestyle intervention for healthy ageing phenotype (yHAP)

A 26-week randomized trial in Bengaluru tested a yoga-based lifestyle program across multiple healthy-ageing domains. It stood out because it combined functional outcomes with biomarker signals and explicit trial reporting standards.

By Snigdha A, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityVaccination and screening

Visual impairment and falls: LASI evidence

Using LASI, this study linked visual impairment with falls and injuries across India. It makes vision screening feel like one of the clearest national-scale preventive targets in the report.

By Singh RR, Maurya PUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityVaccination and screening

Falls and visual impairment in homes for the aged

In residential homes for the aged, the study found a strong association between visual impairment and falls. The practical implication is straightforward: routine eye screening and correction may reduce institutional fall risk.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityCognitive health

MISCI trial: multimodal intervention vs health awareness

This pilot randomized trial tested a multimodal package against health-awareness control in older adults with subjective cognitive impairment. The results support early-stage, multidomain prevention before more severe decline sets in.

By Chatterjee P, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityCommunity support

Mixed-methods yoga as fall prevention strategy

This pilot explored whether yoga could work as a fall-prevention strategy in Hyderabad. It is useful less for definitive effect size and more for showing the intervention is acceptable and plausible in the Indian setting.

By Keay L, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Otago vs gaze stability exercise for balance and fear of falls

A randomized trial in an old-age home found both exercise approaches improved balance and fear-of-falling measures, with Otago showing larger gains. It is one of the most directly actionable fall-prevention trials in the shortlist.

By Nimmi KP, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Resistance strength training plus balance exercises

This early India RCT supports structured exercise programs for maintaining balance and function in older adults. It is older than some other studies, but still highly usable from a care-delivery standpoint.

By Joshua AM, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Yoga RCT for cognition in residential care homes

A randomized trial in residential care homes suggests yoga may improve several cognitive domains in older adults. It adds to the report's view that low-cost movement-based interventions may help both physical and cognitive ageing.

By Hariprasad VR, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityVaccination and screening

Uncorrected refractive error burden in homes for aged

Cross-sectional analytic evidence in Hyderabad residential care elders focused on vision screening and spectacle provision and tracked ure prevalence and risk factors. Highly actionable because a pair-of-glasses intervention is low-cost and directly relevant to fall and quality-of-life prevention.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityVaccination and screening

Visual impairment in homes for aged screening case

Cross-sectional evidence in Hyderabad homes for aged focused on routine vision screening recommendation and tracked visual impairment prevalence and risk drivers. Directly relevant to institutional screening policy and highly practical for prevention planning.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Systematic review of fall-risk factors in older Indian adults

Systematic review evidence in Older Indian adults focused on risk factor synthesis for fall prevention and tracked fall predictors. High evidence tier for building targeted fall-prevention bundles rather than relying on one-off interventions.

By Biswas M, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityChronic care and safety

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation with muscle performance

Randomized supplementation trial evidence in Vitamin D-deficient Asian Indians including older adults focused on cholecalciferol plus calcium and tracked strength and physical performance. Relevant to sarcopenia and falls prevention, even though it sits outside the stronger recent lifestyle and screening clusters.

By Gupta R, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Risk of fall and cognitive impairment association in Kerala

Cross-sectional evidence in Semi-urban Kerala elders aged 60+ focused on integrated screening for cognition and fall risk and tracked fall-risk prevalence and associations. Supports a more integrated geriatric-screening model instead of siloed risk checks.

By Monachan D, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalFalls and mobilityChronic care and safety

Osteoporotic fracture risk assessment in urban India

Cross-sectional risk assessment evidence in Urban Indian adults and older adults focused on fracture risk screening and tracked risk stratification. Supports proactive fracture prevention planning rather than reactive treatment after injury.

By Vaishya R, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST