title: An intergenerational approach in promoting balance and strength for fall prevention: evidence-based or evidence-inspired?
abstract: Recently, Granacher et al. (2010) proposed an intergenerational approach to promoting balance and strength for fall prevention in children and elderly subjects together. Although this sounds like a stimulating idea, its effectiveness for fall prevention in both groups has yet to be demonstrated. Undoubtedly, fall prevention remains a big challenge to scientists and health professionals. The idea of implementing prevention programs on an intergenerational basis will probably have to undergo a complex and long-lasting evaluation process before a firm conclusion about its effectiveness can be made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science, Medical Section, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. martin.burtscher @ uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burtscher
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance; D016730:Program Development; D012107:Research Design; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors