What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises may leads to lower number of people who experienced one or more fall‐related fractures. compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (low certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.44 [0.25, 0.76]
  7 studies · 2139 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  15 studies · 4167 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises leads to lower rate of falls (falls per person‐years) compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (high certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.76 [0.7, 0.81]
  39 studies · 7920 participants
  High

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises leads to lower number of people who experienced one of more falls compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (high certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.87 [0.82, 0.91]
  37 studies · 8288 participants
  High