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A 10-week judo-based exercise programme improves physical functions such as balance, strength and falling techniques in working age adults
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. Research and Development in Sörmland, Eskilstuna, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7418-6088
Högskolan Dalarna, Falun, Sweden.
Research and Development in Sörmland, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Högskolan Dalarna, Falun, Sweden.
2021 (English)In: BMC Public Health, E-ISSN 1471-2458, Vol. 21, no 1, article id 744Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: Falls and fall-related injuries are major threats not only for older adults but also for younger age groups such as working-age adults. It has been shown that it is possible to reduce the risk of falls and fall-related injuries, to some extent. However, interventions aiming at reducing both the risk of falls and mitigating fall-related injuries through teaching safe falling techniques are still sparsely investigated. The aim with this study was to investigate the effect of a 10-week workplace-based judo inspired exercise programme (Judo4Balance). The measures in the study include physical functions, fall-related self-efficacy and safe falling techniques. Methods: A total of 142 working-age adults participated in this non-randomised controlled study. The participants were allocated to the Judo4Balance group (n = 79), or to a waiting list control group (n = 63). The mean age was 47 years (18–68). The recruitment period was from May 2018 to October 2019. A total of 128 participants were included in the analysis. Logistic Regression models were used to analyse the outcomes: physical function, balance and fall-related self-efficacy as well as falling techniques (backwards and forwards). Results: At the 10-week follow-up, the results displayed significant differences between the two groups in all measurements, except for the fall-related self-efficacy with OR = 1.8. Techniques for falling forwards and backwards displayed the highest OR = 124.1 and OR = 98.9. Physical function and balance showed OR = 3.3 and OR = 6.4. Conclusions: This exercise programme under study displayed significant differences in strength, balance and safe falling techniques between the groups. It is suggested that these functions, which were studied here, can effectively be trained in working-age adults by using the Judo4Balace exercise programme. Thus, it may be beneficial to further investigate and include training in proper falling techniques when designing fall prevention exercise programmes. Furthermore, it may be a novel way of addressing fall-related injuries, which are of utmost importance to prevent in near future. Trial registration: NCT04294342. Registered 4 March 2020 - The Impact of Specifically Adapted Judo-based Training Program on Risk Factors for Falls Among Adults.

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BioMed Central Ltd , 2021. Vol. 21, no 1, article id 744
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54091DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10775-zISI: 000641449800003PubMedID: 33865349Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85104507578OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-54091DiVA, id: diva2:1552792
Available from: 2021-05-06 Created: 2021-05-06 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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