The Otago Exercise Program was designed by the Falls Prevention Research Group at the University of Otago Medical School. Two physical functioning assessments are used to assess lower limb muscle strength and balance. If a person is unable to complete either task, it indicates deficits in their st...
The home-based Otago Exercise Program (OEP) has been shown to reduce the occurrence of falls in community-dwelling seniors. A new OEP DVD was recently developed for people living in rural communities to be used with minimal coaching by a physical therapist. This study aimed to understand older...
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As aforementioned, walking is suggested as an optional exercise in the OEP manual. We hypothesize that incorporating walking into a single OEP session may produce greater effects than the OEP alone. To improve the efficacy of the OEP in balance components while retaining the original program’s si...