However , aquatic exercise improved key predisposing physical fitness components that are modifiable and internal risk factors for falling .
Conclusions There is limited , low- quality evidence to support the use of aquatic exercise for improving physiological components that are risk factors for falling .
Background According to the World Health Organization , the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall .
Age-related changes in strength , balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increase the risk of falling , and an aquatic training may offer a favourable environment to improve these modifiable risk factors .
Methods A systematic review was conducted to assess the potential preventative role of aquatic exercise for reducing the risk of falls in the elderly by improving predisposing risk factors .
Validation of the Timed Up and Go Test for Assessing Balance Variables in Adults Aged 65 and Older.
The Timed Up and Go ( TUG ) test is recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an easy to administer clinical test to evaluate a senior citizen 's fall risk . Limited evidence has been presented in the literature validating the TUG test . In this study , the authors sought to assess correlations between the TUG test and various balance markers utilizing the OptoGait system .  A total of 51 healthy seniors completed r and omized trials of the TUG test and a gait test utilizing  OptoGait photoelectric technology .  Correlations among mean and SD values for these variables and TUG performance were calculated . Utilizing a Bonferroni adjustment and an alpha level of .05 , eight significant correlations of a moderately strong degree ( absolute r scores between .51 and .78 ) emerged . Correlation results indicate that the TUG test is a valid tool for screening balance deficits that lead to increased fall risk in senior citizens
However , aquatic exercise improved key predisposing physical fitness components that are modifiable and internal risk factors for falling .
Conclusions There is limited , low- quality evidence to support the use of aquatic exercise for improving physiological components that are risk factors for falling .
Background According to the World Health Organization , the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall .
Age-related changes in strength , balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increase the risk of falling , and an aquatic training may offer a favourable environment to improve these modifiable risk factors .
Methods A systematic review was conducted to assess the potential preventative role of aquatic exercise for reducing the risk of falls in the elderly by improving predisposing risk factors .