Vic: Injury related deaths among oldies prompts excercise call

AAP General News (Australia)
02-05-2001
Vic: Injury related deaths among oldies prompts excercise call

An ageing population and alarming statistics on injury-related deaths among older people
has prompted a call for modified exercise programs for the elderly.

A Monash University Accident Research Centre report has found exercise with a strong
balance component, such as Tai Chi, could help reduce falls among people over 65.

The report, published in the December, 2000 edition of the centre's quarterly journal
Hazard, says falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospital treatment
for older …